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  1. Abstract

    The striking similarity between biological locomotion gaits and the evolution of phase patterns in coupled oscillatory network can be traced to the role of central pattern generator located in the spinal cord. Bio-inspired robotics aim at harnessing this control approach for generation of rhythmic patterns for synchronized limb movement. Here, we utilize the phenomenon of synchronization and emergent spatiotemporal pattern from the interaction among coupled oscillators to generate a range of locomotion gait patterns. We experimentally demonstrate a central pattern generator network using capacitively coupled Vanadium Dioxide nano-oscillators. The coupled oscillators exhibit stable limit-cycle oscillations and tunable natural frequencies for real-time programmability of phase-pattern. The ultra-compact 1 Transistor-1 Resistor implementation of oscillator and bidirectional capacitive coupling allow small footprint area and low operating power. Compared to biomimetic CMOS based neuron and synapse models, our design simplifies on-chip implementation and real-time tunability by reducing the number of control parameters.

     
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  2. To tackle problems that can not be solved by current digital computers, many systems propose ideas from physics and neuroscience. The CTDS solver introduced by Ercsey-Ravasz and Toroczkai is one of such system. It solves the satisfiability problem by reducing it to a minimization of a time-varying target function. Although the possibility of an efficient electric circuit implementation of the solver has been shown, in terms of physical realizations, the solver has a problem of unbounded variations of the target function parameters. Here we propose a variant of the solver with bounded target function parameters. It includes several possible modifications of the solver in system parameter differences. We also show the basic characteristics of the solver, the upper and lower bounds of the target function parameters. 
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  3. To tackle problems that can not be solved by current digital computers, many systems propose ideas from physics and neuroscience. The CTDS solver introduced by Ercsey-Ravasz and Toroczkai is one of such system. It solves the satisfiability problem by reducing it to a minimization of a time-varying target function. Although the possibility of an efficient electric circuit implementation of the solver has been shown, in terms of physical realizations, the solver has a problem of unbounded variations of the target function parameters. Here we propose a variant of the solver with bounded target function parameters. It includes several possible modifications of the solver in system parameter differences. We also show the basic characteristics of the solver, the upper and lower bounds of the target function parameters. 
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