The swarm intelligence literature frequently asserts that swarms exhibit high levels of robustness. That claim is, however, rather less supported by empirical or theoretical analysis. But what do we mean a 'robust' swarm? How would measure the robustness – to put it another way fault-tolerance robotic These questions are not just academic interest. If robotics is make transition from laboratory real-world engineering implementation, need be able address these in satisfy needs world safety...

In 2030, we will have a different interactive experience with our built environments, at home, work, and even in public urban spaces. This is attributed to advancements sensing actuation systems that can integrate into the building infrastructures, symbiosis new environmental concerns call for life, mobility styles. change, whether gradual or sudden, evident seamless, remarkable impact on everyday experiences, thus entails efforts envision possible scenarios plan them. We believe buildings,...

Electric lighting energy expenses has gained importance in the last decades representing a large part of global expense worldwide. The increase proportion glazed building facades is an incomplete solution raising other problems regarding thermal and visual comfort, while rebound effects terms usage lowered energetic benefits LED technology. Another strategy to address issue well-known re-introduction task lights. current study presents system arbitrating contribution daylight with general...

Interaction design is increasingly about embedding interactive technologies in our built environment; architecture the use of to reimagine and dynamically repurpose environment. This forum focuses on this intersection interaction architecture. --- Mikael Wiberg, Editor

The advent of back-lit screens in contemporary offices has profoundly impacted the field visual comfort. Screen users typically fail to adapt changing environments and often require an individual light quality. To this end, new approach human-building interaction computer science would consider context occupants interacting with lights. Within framework, proposed study complements existing studies on reactions dimming a more tightly controlled environment task difficulty adapted...

Initiated by N. Reeves, the Mascarillons project stands at a crossroad between Art and Science. It aims to bring together researchers in both artistic scientific domains collaborate towards production of robotic environment dedicated architectural research, with major potential for multi-media performance. Because tight constraints project, multi-level design methodology is proposed, consisting parallel development real robots increasingly abstract modeling tools. The interaction these...

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) allow the monitoring of activity or environmental conditions over a large area, from homes to industrial plants, agriculture fields forests and glaciers. They can support variety applications, assisted living natural disaster prevention. WSNs can, however, be challenging setup maintain, reducing potential for real-world adoption. To address this limitation, paper introduces SensorTune, novel mobile interface non-expert users in iteratively setting up WSN....

Swarm Intelligence provides us with a powerful new paradigm for building fully distributed decentralised systems in which overall system functionality emerges from the interaction of individual agents each other and their environment. Such are intrinsically highly parallel can exhibit high levels robustness scalability; qualities desirable high-integrity systems. Making use laboratory based swarm robotic as case study, this review paper explores dependability, reliability modelling systems,...

A prototype of interactive data visualization is proposed for Building Management Systems (BMS). The aim to enhance traditional presentation format such as graphs and tables support expert users in early open-ended exploration building data. Based on recorded over 3 years a real office Switzerland, case study conducted involving 12 practicing with engineering background. Both exploratory qualitative nature, this evaluation allows : (1) show the ability use advanced tools derive meaningful...

In the present study, we are interested in verifying how progressive addition of constraints on communication and localization impact performance a swarm small robots shape formation tasks. Identified to be importance swarm-user interaction context, time required construct given spatial configuration is considered as metric. The experimental work reported this paper starts from global synchronized information, shown successful both real hardware system simulation. second step, constrained...

This paper introduces a JAVA based library for parametric modeling through programming.From the recent advent of scripting tools integrated into commercial CAAD software and everyday design practice, use programming applied to an architectural process becomes necessary field study.The ANAR+ is geometry environment meant be used as interface by designers.Form exploration strategies on variations depends internal logic description, key role form generation.In most CAD software, geometric data...

Abstract Task-lighting is a well-known strategy to save energy by bringing light where it most needed, providing adaptable localised conditions of special interest in the current home-office context. Despite these benefits and addition negatively impacting biological rhythms, generalization backlit screens has made task lights less demanded, with screen users tending accept significantly lower amounts illuminance standards. In parallel, advantages task-lighting may contradict presence-driven...

Traditionally, design learning in the architecture studio has taken place through a combination of individual work and joint projects. The introduction code-based practices altered this balance, introducing new models authorship ways for individuals to contribute co-authored This paper presents case study describing four studios higher education setting that used code as tool generating architectural geometry. format encouraged students reflect critically on their role authors creatively...

Abstract Machine Learning techniques have been recently investigated as an alternative to the use of physical simulations, aiming improve response time daylight and electric lighting performance-predictions. In this study, predictor models are derived from daylighting RADIANCE provide visual comfort office room occupants, with a reduced lighting. The aim is integrate intelligent control scheme, that, implemented on small embedded 32-bit computer (Raspberry Pi), interfaces KNX system for...

By combining parametric scripting with building performance simulations, this work presents how sensitivity analysis can help in the early stages of design process.By providing quantitative parameters that influence chosen metrics, we increases capacity designers to arbitrate between conflicting and goals. Using a scripted environment linked EnergyPlus by using Morris screening method, present our approach through case study. Experiments show model simplifications number trajectories on...