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INTRODUCTION
Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
THESIS
Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
ANT BIOLOGY
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NEST PROGRAMING
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NEST PROGRAMING
PARAMETRIC LOGIC ZONES
TOTAL COLONY POPULATION
TOTAL COLONY DEPTH
EXPANSION OF COLONY
TOTAL COLONY VOLUME
DEPTH OF ZONES
VOLUME PER PROGRAM UNITS
AMOUNT OF PROGRAM
ENTRANCE
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BUFFER
N/A
DANGEROUS
food storage worker chamber
SAFE
seed storage fungi gardens
PROGRAM ADJACENCIES
LOCATION OF PROGRAMMED UNITS
SUPER SAFE
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SPATIAL LOGIC
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VOLUME Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
NEST PROGRAMING Total Colony Population
Volume Per Program
# Of Each Program
Zones Resulting Program Points
Program Volume Ratio
Colony Depth and Width
Location of Zones
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# OF WORKER CHAMBERS
32
48
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# OF SEED CHMABERS
15
23
34
45
56
68
# OF FOOD CHAMBERS
16
24
36
48
60
72
# OF LARVAE CHAMBERS
6
9
14
19
24
28
# OF FUNGI GARDENS
9
13
20
26
33
40
# OF QUEEN CHAMBERS
1
3
5
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8
9
COLONY POPULATION
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PAT H F I N D I N G
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PAT H F I N D I N G
PARAMETRIC LOGIC TOTAL COLONY POPULATION
TOTAL COLONY DEPTH
TOTAL COLONY VOLUME
PATH CURVE
AMOUNT OF PROGRAM
START EXPANSION OF COLONY
DEPTH OF ZONES
AVERAGE PATH
PROGRAM ADJACENCIES
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VOLUME PER PROGRAM UNITS
LOCATION OF PROGRAMMED UNITS
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PAT H F I N D I N G
Start and Finish Paths
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Interpolating Average between points
Resulting New Curve
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CHAMBER/ TUNNEL SIZING
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CHAMBER/ TUNNEL SIZING
PARAMETRIC LOGIC CHAMBERS
TOTAL COLONY POPULATION
TOTAL COLONY DEPTH
TOTAL COLONY VOLUME
AMOUNT OF PROGRAM
CIRCULATION CROSS SECTION CHAMBER VOLUME
EXPANSION OF COLONY
DEPTH OF ZONES
PROGRAM ADJACENCIES
LOCATION OF RADIUS CROSS SECTION RADIUS
VOLUME PER PROGRAM UNITS
LOCATION OF PROGRAMMED UNITS
SPATIAL LOGIC
BASE CURVE
DIVIDED CURVE
CROSS SECTIONS
VOLUME
Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
CHAMBER/ TUNNEL SIZING Ratio Percentage of Point Along Base Curve
Base Curve
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Lofting Cross Sections
Eliptical Radius Cross Sections
WORKER CHAMBER
FUNGI GARDEN
LARVAE CHAMBER
QUEEN CHAMBER Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
SYNTHESIS
FUNCTION 1
FUNCTION 2
FUNCTION 3
Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
SYNTHESIS
AXON
SECTION A
SECTION B
Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling
CONCLUSION
WORK CITED Philip Rivera Spring 2013 Vis: Experimental Modeling