Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-07 Thread Parks, Raymond
Nick, I can't answer for robots but I can answer for control systems. Basic control involves measuring a process and acting upon those measurements. Advanced control involves measuring the result in the process of varying the actions upon the process. This is done by step testing and is

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-07 Thread Grant Holland
Eric, Would love to read the Ashby/Conant article. I don't see at download link on the page at SFI website ttp://www.santafe.edu/library/foundational-papers-complexity-science/ however. Any other suggestions how I can download it? Thanks, Grant On 2/6/11 7:27 AM, Eric Smith wrote: Nick,

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-07 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Grant, The article was collected in an edited volume by Ashby and is available on Google Scholar. I am rushing now, but if you don't find it easily, please get back to me and I will find it for you. Nick From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf

[FRIAM] Graphics Class

2011-02-07 Thread Edward Angel
Everything seems to be set for our graphics class. I've set up a google group SFX_Graphics(http://groups.google.com/group/sfx_graphics?hl=en) so from now on all email and announcements about the class should go through there. Anyone can join the group at that url. The class will be taught as

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-07 Thread Grant Holland
Thanks, Nick. Grant On 2/7/11 10:12 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: Grant, The article was collected in an edited volume by Ashby and is available on Google Scholar. I am rushing now, but if you dont

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-07 Thread glen e. p. ropella
http://content.wuala.com/contents/gepr/public/every-good-regulator-must-model-Conant_Ashby_(1970).pdf On 2/7/11 10:12 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: Grant, The article was collected in an edited volume by Ashby and is available on Google Scholar. I am rushing now, but if you don’t find it