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For those cataloging complexity science in real world applications,
this mention of a "flocking" algorithm suggests "boids" may have been commercialized. Fred Extrracted from Business Week, OCTOBER 31, 2005 ENTREPRENEURS Golden Parachutes Daniel Preston broke his neck skydiving. Guess what business he's in now ... These days Atair Aerospace, an independent 14-person spin-off, is getting attention for its parachutes, made with an innovative material, and the computer systems that make them self-guiding. Preston has been working to solve a vexing problem for the military: Personnel and cargo must be dropped from low-flying planes to land anywhere near their targets. That leaves aircraft vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles. But Atair's Onyx System can be dropped from 35,000 feet and land within 150 feet of its target. And Atair's "flocking" algorithm allows up to 50 units to be dropped at once without colliding. "What really sets Atair apart is this technology," says Edward Doucette, director of airdrop engineering at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. Atair has won $1.3 million in government contracts. ... By Susan Price in Brooklyn, N.Y. Copyright 2000-2004, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use ? Privacy Notice -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2612 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/attachment.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: logo.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1753 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/logo.gif -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 66 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/attachment-0001.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: blank.gif Type: image/gif Size: 42 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/blank.gif -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 120 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/attachment-0002.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: s06884553011918.gif Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/ee8ea354/s06884553011918.gif |
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Interesting. I went to the company's website:
http://www.atairaerospace.com/and found out that they are using computers and GPS to provide what they call "autonomous agent swarming and collision avoidance." Sure sounds like boids. Michael Gizzi On 10/26/05, Fred Seibel <fseibel at sprintmail.com> wrote: > > ** Starting Oct 28, FRIAM is moving to > ** Mission Cafe (previously Jane's) > ** See friam.org <http://friam.org> for map > ====================================== > > > > For those cataloging complexity science in real world applications, > this mention of a "flocking" algorithm suggests "boids" may have been > commercialized. > > Fred > > Extrracted from Business Week, OCTOBER 31, 2005 > > ENTREPRENEURS > > Golden Parachutes > Daniel Preston broke his neck skydiving. Guess what business he's in now > > ... > These days Atair Aerospace, an independent 14-person spin-off, is > getting attention for its parachutes, made with an innovative material, > and the computer systems that make them self-guiding. Preston has been > working to solve a vexing problem for the military: Personnel and cargo > must be dropped from low-flying planes to land anywhere near their > targets. That leaves aircraft vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles. > But Atair's Onyx System can be dropped from 35,000 feet and land within > 150 feet of its target. And Atair's "flocking" algorithm allows up to > 50 units to be dropped at once without colliding. "What really sets > Atair apart is this technology," says Edward Doucette, director of > airdrop engineering at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center in Natick, > Mass. Atair has won $1.3 million in government contracts. > ... > > By Susan Price in Brooklyn, N.Y. > > > > Copyright 2000-2004, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights > reserved. > Terms of Use Privacy Notice > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at Mission Cafe > Wed Lecture schedule, archives, unsubscribe, maps, etc. at > http://www.friam.org > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/bbd75c68/attachment.htm |
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FRIAMers;
As some of you know, $1.3 million in government contracts doesn't go very far, boids notwithstanding. Bruce On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Fred Seibel wrote: > ** Starting Oct 28, FRIAM is moving to > ** Mission Cafe (previously Jane's) > ** See friam.org for map > ====================================== > > For those cataloging complexity science in real world applications, > this mention of a "flocking" algorithm suggests "boids" may have been > commercialized. > > Fred > > Extrracted from Business Week, OCTOBER 31, 2005 > > ENTREPRENEURS > > Golden Parachutes > Daniel Preston broke his neck skydiving. Guess what business he's in > now > > ... > These days Atair Aerospace, an independent 14-person spin-off, is > getting attention for its parachutes, made with an innovative > material, and the computer systems that make them self-guiding. > Preston has been working to solve a vexing problem for the military: > Personnel and cargo must be dropped from low-flying planes to land > anywhere near their targets. That leaves aircraft vulnerable to > surface-to-air missiles. But Atair's Onyx System can be dropped from > 35,000 feet and land within 150 feet of its target. And Atair's > "flocking" algorithm allows up to 50 units to be dropped at once > without colliding. "What really sets Atair apart is this technology," > says Edward Doucette, director of airdrop engineering at the U.S. Army > Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. Atair has won $1.3 million in > government contracts. > ... > > By Susan Price in Brooklyn, N.Y. > > > > Copyright 2000-2004, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights > reserved. > Terms of Use ? Privacy Notice > <logo.gif> > <blank.gif> > <s06884553011918.gif>================================================== > ========== > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at Mission Cafe > Wed Lecture schedule, archives, unsubscribe, maps, etc. at > http://www.friam.org A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 3438 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/8ff1f570/attachment-0001.bin |
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I could say a word or two about "flocking algorithms". We have 14 parrots in
my household. That's right: 14 parrots. Amazons, cockatoos of different flavors, macaws, African greys, a conure, a caique. Looking forward to checking out the new Friday meeting place. --Doug On 10/26/05, Bruce Sawhill <bksawhill at cnsp.com> wrote: > > ** Starting Oct 28, FRIAM is moving to > ** Mission Cafe (previously Jane's) > ** See friam.org <http://friam.org> for map > ====================================== > > > > FRIAMers; > > As some of you know, $1.3 million in government contracts doesn't go > very far, boids notwithstanding. > > Bruce > > > On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Fred Seibel wrote: > > > ** Starting Oct 28, FRIAM is moving to > > ** Mission Cafe (previously Jane's) > > ** See friam.org <http://friam.org> for map > > ====================================== > > > > For those cataloging complexity science in real world applications, > > this mention of a "flocking" algorithm suggests "boids" may have been > > commercialized. > > > > Fred > > > > Extrracted from Business Week, OCTOBER 31, 2005 > > > > ENTREPRENEURS > > > > Golden Parachutes > > Daniel Preston broke his neck skydiving. Guess what business he's in > > now > > > > ... > > These days Atair Aerospace, an independent 14-person spin-off, is > > getting attention for its parachutes, made with an innovative > > material, and the computer systems that make them self-guiding. > > Preston has been working to solve a vexing problem for the military: > > Personnel and cargo must be dropped from low-flying planes to land > > anywhere near their targets. That leaves aircraft vulnerable to > > surface-to-air missiles. But Atair's Onyx System can be dropped from > > 35,000 feet and land within 150 feet of its target. And Atair's > > "flocking" algorithm allows up to 50 units to be dropped at once > > without colliding. "What really sets Atair apart is this technology," > > says Edward Doucette, director of airdrop engineering at the U.S. Army > > Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. Atair has won $1.3 million in > > government contracts. > > ... > > > > By Susan Price in Brooklyn, N.Y. > > > > > > > > Copyright 2000-2004, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights > > reserved. > > Terms of Use Privacy Notice > > <logo.gif> > > <blank.gif> > > <s06884553011918.gif>================================================== > > ========== > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at Mission Cafe > > Wed Lecture schedule, archives, unsubscribe, maps, etc. at > > http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at Mission Cafe > Wed Lecture schedule, archives, unsubscribe, maps, etc. at > http://www.friam.org > > -- =============================================================== "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." - Oscar Wilde =============================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20051026/96d9168a/attachment.htm |
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