Since its introduction by Erik Winfree in 1998, the abstract Tile Assembly Model (aTAM) has inspired a wealth of research. As an abstract model for tile based self-assembly, it has proven to be remarkably powerful and expressive in terms of the structures which can self-assemble within it. As research has progressed in the aTAM, the self-assembling structures being studied have become progressively more complex. This increasing complexity, along with a need for standardization of definitions and tools among researchers, motivated the development of the Iowa State University Tile Assembly Simulator (ISU TAS). ISU TAS is a graphical simulator and tile set editor for designing and building 2-D and 3-D aTAM tile assembly systems and simulating their self-assembly. This paper reviews the features and functionality of ISU TAS and describes how it can be used to further research into the complexities of the aTAM. Software and source code are available at http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~lnsa.
翻译:自1998年Erik Winfree推出以来,抽象的Tile组装模型(aTAM)激发了大量的研究,作为基于瓷砖的自我组装的抽象模型,它已证明在能够自我组装的结构方面非常有力和显眼。随着在ATAM的研究取得进展,正在研究的自组结构逐渐变得更加复杂。这种日益复杂的结构,加上研究人员之间定义和工具标准化的需要,促使了Ioswa州立大学立立组装模拟器的开发。执行支助股TAS是设计和建造2-D和3-D ATAM组装系统并模拟其自我组装的图形模拟器和自动组装编辑器。本文件回顾了UNFI TAS的特征和功能,并说明了如何利用它进一步研究一个TAM的复杂性。软件和源代码可在http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~lnsa查阅。