UTILITY FOG

PRESENTED BY,
JEEVA SUSAN JACOB
R7A
ROLL NO : 34
CONTENTS
Introduction
The Stuff that Dreams are made of
Utility Foglets
Modes of Operation
Foglets in Detail
Communication and Control
Design issues
Properties, Applications, Limitations
Conclusion and Reference
INTRODUCTION

Utility Fog– Concept by Dr. John Storrs

Hall (Storrs Hall 2001).
Consists of nanofoglets which fills the
air like real foglets.
Currently under development.
Based on the concept of Molecular
Nanotechnology.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Study of matter on an atomic or molecular scale.
Molecular nanotechnology – devices or systems
on molecular scale.
THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

Looks like ordinary fog.

Forms a swarm of distributed intelligence.
Enables
- Creation
- Levitation
- Manipulation
- Teleportation
- Shape-Shifting
Contd.......
Shape-shifting Furniture.
Coating walls and Building floors.
Rooms changing architecture.
New car models and safe journey.
Walking over water.
Thin film of Nanobots – Video Screen.
Done by the interlinking of foglets using
their telescopic arms and strong grippers.
UTILITY FOGLETS

Robotic cells or foglets- 100 microns.

Equipped with high capability
processing controller and electric
motor.
Spherical central body- 10 microns.
12 telescopic arms – 50 microns long
and 5 microns in diameter.
Contd.......

Arms swivel on universal

joints at base– 4 degrees
of freedom.
3 grippers on each arm for
interconnection between
foglets.

Grippers rotate along the arm's axis.

TELESCOPIC ARMS
INTERLINKED FOGLETS
Uses 6 arms for interlinking with
neighbouring foglets.
INTERLINKING OF FOGLETS
FOG NETWORK
MODES OF OPERATION
Native Mode
Mobility concept :Individual foglets
move into positions and perform
mechanical operations as per the object
they are forming.
Eg: Table – solid and locked.
Fan – solid components with
moving joints
Contd.......
Fog Mode
Static concept : Static foglets 'pixelate'
to transmit information and sound.
Eg: Display screens on immovable
objects with 100 micron resolution, and
greater processing power than a pc.
Utility Fog – Transparent interface
between cyberspace and physical reality.
FOGLETS IN DETAIL
FOGLETS - INTERNAL SCHEMATIC
Contd.......
Rod logic - building computational
systems using physical automata or
more practical metal or plastic parts.
Hydrogen Fuel Tank
- Hydrogen ions combine with oxygen
and the electrons to produce water.
- Electrons flow out of the cell to be
used as electrical energy.
GRIP - IN DETAIL
Contd.......
Four basic components:
Couplers
Communication and Power Control.
Optical Waveguide
Communication from user.
Power and Electrical Transmission lines
Power Supply in the foglet.
Grippers
Locking foglets together.
COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL
Command or instruction from the user
are received.
It is processed by the preprogrammed
processors in the foglets.
Calculations and analysis regarding the
execution of the command are done.
Eg: mode of operation, no: of foglets
required, positions of each, and so on.
Contd.......
Results are passed among other foglets.
Required no: of Foglets arrange
themselves at appropriate positions to
form desired object.
Functions instructed are performed, if
any.
End of usage - breaks up again and back
to individual foglets.
FOGLETS – DESIGN ISSUES
Two major issues
- Building individually controllable,
molecular-sized, physical actuators,
arms, motors, gears and the like.
- Building molecular-sized computers
to control them.
Transparency of a mass of foglets is
almost equal to that of natural fog.
Contd.......
Usage of Holographic goggles or contact
lenses - to recognize it.
Self-reproducing technology expected, to
be economical – should be controllable.
A trillion or quadrillion of foglets per
house.
Mass production– Cost be <
$0.00000000001 apiece
PROPERTIES

Self-Reproducing and Self-generating

power.
Initially designed with carbon crystals;
contradiction with size and mechanical
functionalities.
So structural elements (exoskeleton)
designed with aluminium oxide.
Contd.......
Hydrogen fuel with water vapour as waste
product.
700KW power consumed/cc for
movement.
1m/sec absolute movement speed.
1000 psi tensile strength.
Sustain 100m/s sheer per mm of
thickness.
Contd.......
Microcontroller is used.
Individual foglets can communicate with
each other.
Can contract upto 40% in any linear
direction reducing overall volume by a
factor of 5.
Specific gravity 0.2.
Occupies 10% of the volume of air.
APPLICATIONS
Shelter, clothing and communication.
Space Researches
- Pressure management in space suits.
- No worries on floating off the ship.
Shape shifting reduces wastage of space,
enables efficient use of resources.
Prevents micro-diseases.
Life made easy.
LIMITATIONS
Bigger than most nano-tech conceptions.
Cannot simulate very hard metals.
Lack of self-intelligence.
Cannot handle anything requiring
chemical reactions.
Cannot form food or water.
Cannot produce high temperature.
Can be seen only using Holographic lens.
CONCLUSION

Replacement for all different technologies

around us.
More compatible and sophisticated form
expected.
Such powers, as in magic, that we turn
out to be witches and wizards.
Wonder World making life easy and lazy.
REFERENCES

1. http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=
/articles/art0220.html
2. http://www.pivot.net/~jpierce/aspects_of_ufog.htm
3. http://www.aeiveos.com/~bradbury/Authors/Computing
/Hall-JS /UFAUPS.html
4. http://www.wildirisdesign.com/nano/ufog.html