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Langton's Ant - Complexity from Simple Rules

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‎01-08-2013 03:56 AM
Last Edited by: Member Example_Scrubber_Zi ‎07-07-2017 01:14 AM

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    Software

  • LabVIEW

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Overview

This VI demonstrates how to get behaviors of Langton's Ant in LabVIEW.

 

Description

The rules are simple. The ant operates on a black and white grid, starting with all squares white. If on a white square, turn it black, turn 90 degrees right, and move forward one square. If on a black square, turn it white, turn 90 degrees left, and move forward one square.

 

Requirements

  • LabVIEW 2012(or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

  1. Set the figure of delay.
  2. Run the VI.

Additional Information or References

VI Snippet

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Notes: More information about Ant

 

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

 

Ian S
Applications Engineer CLA
National Instruments UK&Ireland

Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.

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