This portal hosts technical artefacts for external researchers, engineers, and reviewers. Each link below is a self-contained engineering deliverable. Falsifiability and reproducibility are prioritised over scope.
If you've come from elsewhere on the empire, this page is intentionally sparse. Conceptual and synthesis work is hosted separately. Dent Matrix is the active research thread.
Distributed Local-Only Adaptive Coupling in a Self-Healing Electromagnetic Lattice
Engineering description of the substrate primitive: hex lattice, six-phase magnetic coupling, Ohm's-law energy gradient, heartbeat-triggered Bellman-Ford rerouting. Full BOM with off-the-shelf components, complexity analysis, and §7 limitations including synchronisation instability, magnetic interference, and route convergence latency.
Read preprint → References (11)Includes dent_mesh.py (physics engine), dent_server.py (HTTP/telemetry layer), full docs/ tree, eight standardised benchmarks, and a runs/ directory for committed datasets.
Each node ≈ £3.83 in single quantities. The build doc specifies four numbered measurement procedures (P1–P4) with explicit pass/fail thresholds, plus a failure-analysis table predicting common bring-up issues. Optimised for observability: oversized traces, exposed test pads, removable coils, external power injection.
M1 build doc →Eight reproducible tests that any implementation can run. Each specifies setup, stimulus, measurements, and pass thresholds — so external builds can produce comparable numbers.
| Scenario | Tests | Pass threshold |
|---|---|---|
| random_node_death | reroute latency | convergence ≤ 5 ticks (N=1) |
| cascading_overload | damage propagation | damage stays within 1-hop of stimulus |
| partition_recovery | re-merge after sever | cross-island routes within 8 ticks of bridge heal |
| load_transfer | phase wave propagation | adjacent nodes ≥ phase 3 within 10 ticks |
| asymmetry_stress | weak-edge avoidance | load detours around weak edge |
| reroute_latency | scaling with cluster size | sub-linear in N |
| energy_starvation | brown-out propagation | localised to loaded cluster |
| healing_under_load | self-repair under stress | ≥ 70% routes restored within 20 ticks |
Specifications: docs/benchmarks.md
| Milestone | Goal | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M0 simulator | distributed adaptive coupling proven in software | complete · live |
| M1 7-node panel | first physical proof under load + damage | build doc published |
| M2 19-node panel | coupling-force vs current curves under physical load | spec'd · awaiting build |
| M3 100-node panel | 1:1 hardware parity with simulator | spec'd |
| M4 mobile shard transport | metabolic loop closure | research |
| M5 3D folded lattice | locomotion via coordinated phase changes | horizon |
Empirical runs are committed to the public repo under runs/. Time-series evidence of substrate evolution accumulates in git history. Cite specific commits in publications.
| dan@shortfactory.shop | |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-9001-2493 |
| GitHub | eliskcage |
| Location | Somerset, UK · willing to travel for collaborator visits |
Open to: collaboration with university robotics groups, prosthetics labs, adaptive manufacturing programmes, or independent researchers running the benchmark suite. Particularly interested in correspondence about ESP32-NOW synchronisation under high broadcast density and ferrite core selection for sub-15 mm node spacing.