The V1.0 'Pushpin' Nixel 2-D Self-Assembling Display Array

Abstract

This report details the results of the MIT - RF Nixel Program. The RF Nixel Program represents a novel architecture for display systems based on an ensemble of Nixel display elements. Each Nixel element comprises a display element (pixel), lightweight computation sufficient to run self -assembling software code elements and local communications. A proof-of-principle hardware implementation (The Vi .0 `Pushpin' Nixel 2D array) was carried out and used to successfully run the gradient and coordinate generating algorithms. Detailed simulation shows the viability of such an approach to render complex text and graphics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425982

Entities

People

  • Bill Butera
  • Joseph Jacobson
  • Neil Gershenfeld

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Coding
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Display Systems
  • Graphics
  • Manufacturing
  • Self Assembly
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Two Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science