机械计算
Hiromi Yasuda1, Philip R Buskohl2, Andrew Gillman2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nature
|October 7, 2021
概括
研究人员正在探索混合材料科学和机器人的机械计算系统. 这些新型系统为信息处理提供了一个新的范式,通过适应它们的环境来增强电子计算.
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 机器人技术
- 计算机工程
背景情况:
- 机械机制在信息处理方面有着悠久的历史,早于电子计算.
- 由于小型化和整合优势,电子计算占主导地位.
- 不传统的计算方法将信息处理与材料科学和机器人技术结合起来.
研究的目的:
- 讨论信息处理的机械机制和非线性.
- 提出适应性材料和结构的框架作为分布式信息处理网络.
- 探索视觉信息处理作为一种固有的物质属性.
主要方法:
- 专注于在机械系统中抽象数字逻辑.
- 分析机械计算系统与传统电子计算的区别.
- 确定机械计算中的挑战和机遇.
主要成果:
- 机械系统可以处理信息,利用非线性.
- 适应性材料可以形成分布式信息处理网络.
- 信息处理可以被视为一种物质性质.
结论:
- 机械计算为电子计算提供了可行的替代和增强.
- 这种方法为将计算整合到物理系统中开辟了新的途径.
- 需要进一步的研究来克服机械计算的挑战和机遇.
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