The main ideas of the Assembly Technology (AT) in its application to parallel implementation of large scale realistic numerical models on a rectangular mesh are considered and demonstrated by the parallelization (fragmentation) of the Particle-In-Cell method (PIC) application to solution of the problem of energy exchange in plasma cloud. The implementation of the numerical models with the assem...

Self-assembly holds promise for creating new materials and devices because of its inherent parallelism, allowing many building blocks to simultaneously organize using preprogrammed interactions. An important trend in nanoparticle and colloid science is the synthesis of particles with unusual shapes and/or directional (‘‘patchy’’) interactions, whose anisotropy allows, in principle, assemblies o...

The nonholonomic motion planning problem is considered for a novel class of modular mobile manipulators, where each module is implemented as a planar parallel manipulator with idler wheels. This assembly is actuated by shape changes of its modules, which, under the in uence of the nonholonomic constraints on the wheels, induce a global snake{like motion of the assembly. The kinematics for a 2{ ...

The main ideas of the assembly technology (AT) in its application to parallel realization of big size numerical models on a rectangular mesh are considered and demonstrated by the parallelization of the particle-in-cell (PIC) method. The realization of the numerical models with the assembly technology is based on the construction of a fragmented parallel program. This provides different useful ...

Self-assembly of ABC star triblock copolymers confined in cylindrical nanopores is studied using real-space self-consistent mean-field theory. Specifically, the investigation focuses on the confined self-assembly of a triblock copolymer which forms hierarchical lamellae in the bulk. Generically, the hierarchical lamellae can be parallel or perpendicular to the pore surfaces. Concentric rings of...

Demand trends towards mass customization drive the need for increasingly productive and flexible assembly operations. Walking-worker lines can present advantages over fixed-worker systems. This article presents a multiproduct parallel walking-worker line with shared automated stations, evaluates its operational performance compared to semiautomated manual lines. Simulation models were used set ...