Florian PESCHER : "Generic algorithms for interactive object design with programmable matter"

Florian PESCHER PhD works : "Generic algorithms for interactive object design with programmable matter"

Due to the current situation the defense will be held remotely. If you would like to attend you can use the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/gueldir

Abstract : Designing objects is a long and tedious process requiring a lot of trials and errors. This design process is nowadays made easier with computer technology, (Computer Aided Design or CAD), and the designed objects can now be touched thanks to 3D printing. We can push the link between physical and digital world even further thanks to the concept of programmable matter, matter that is able to change its properties at will. In our case programmable matter is made with micro-robots that can move and reassemble themselves in any desired shape.

In this thesis we will focus on generic algorithms that can be devised to enable the shape shifting property of this programmable matter. First we will interest ourselves on the methods we can use to describe the target shape, then we will see how we can plan the motion of the robot to create this desired shape.

Jury Composition :

M.Olivier Simonin, Professeur à l’INSA de Lyon,  Reporter
Mme Marie-Pierre Gleizes, Professeur à l’Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse, Reporter
M. Nils Napp, Assistant Professor at Cornell University, Reviewer
M. Julien Bourgeois, Professeur des Universités à l’Université de Franche-Comté, PhD Director
M. Benoît Piranda, Maitre de conférences HDR à l’Université de Franche-Comté, PhD Co-Director
M. Stéphane Delalande, Docteur, Head of External Scientific Operation at Groupe PSA, Reviewer