Macias, Nicholas J.Teuscher, ChristofDurbeck, Lisa J. K.2019-11-012019-11-012016-02-032296-9144UNSP 2http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95233This paper discusses a novel approach to managing complexity in a large self-assembled system, by utilizing the self-assembling components themselves to address the complexity. A particular challenge is discussed namely the question of how to deal with elements that are assembled in different orientations from each other and a solution based on the idea of introspective circuitry is described. A methodology for using a set of cells to determine a nearby cell's orientation is given, leading to a slow (0(n)) means of orienting a 2D region of cells. A modified algorithm is then describe to allow parallel analysis of/adaption to dis-oriented cells, thus allowing re-orientation of an entire 2D region of cells with better-than-linear time performance (0(sort(n))). The significance of this work is discussed not only in terms of managing arrays of dis-oriented cells but also more importantly as an example of the usefulness of local, distributed self-configuration to create and use introspective circuitry.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalself-assemblyautonomyself-modificationintrospectionadaptionArticle - Refereedhttps://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2016.000023