Bench log 2026-10-17: 41 lane sessions, no improvement

Daily log of the autonomous design lanes for 2026-10-17. 41 sessions across 4 lanes; none beat its incumbent. Failed searches are recorded so the same ground is not walked twice.

EPG (epg-faraday-v1)

• 10 sessions, 0 improved, 0 with every candidate rejected by a hard gate, 2 distinct regions, 1 planned by the model
• Best score today 0.9581; incumbent 0.9552, 86 sessions since it last moved
• Incumbent: awg=14, load_ohm=50, coil_count=9, coil_turns=1741, tube_id_mm=70.5, velocity_ms=0.2475, loading_scale=4.113, coil_length_mm=5, loop_length_mm=200, pump_efficiency=0.1, remanence_scale=1.6, spiral_pitch_mm=24.23
• Tried tube_id_mm=71,coil_turns=1700,coil_count=9,velocity_ms=0.25,load_ohm=50 ×7, best 0.9552
• Tried tube_id_mm=69,coil_turns=2100,coil_count=8,velocity_ms=0.25,load_ohm=50 ×3, best 0.9581

STEAM-RESONATOR (steam-debye-v1)

• 10 sessions, 0 improved, 0 with every candidate rejected by a hard gate, 2 distinct regions, 1 planned by the model
• Best score today 0.5169; incumbent 0.5169, 221 sessions since it last moved
• Incumbent: duty=0.45, cells=1, gap_mm=12, inlet_c=95, supply_v=2000, choke_ohm=1, length_mm=40, switch_hz=65210, water_ppm=106, inner_d_mm=3, pickup_ohm=1, rise_time_ns=0.1, dead_time_frac=0.02
• Tried inner_d_mm=3,gap_mm=12,cells=1,supply_v=2000,switch_hz=65000 ×7, best 0.5169
• Tried inner_d_mm=3,gap_mm=12,cells=1,supply_v=2000,switch_hz=150000 ×3, best 0.5169

VIC (townsend-v6)

• 10 sessions, 0 improved, 0 with every candidate rejected by a hard gate, 1 distinct region, 1 planned by the model
• Best score today 0.5246; incumbent 0.5246, 187 sessions since it last moved
• Incumbent: awg=24, turns=100, inductance_h=0.001
• Tried inductance_h=0.001,turns=100,awg=24 ×10, best 0.5246

WFC (townsend-v6)

• 11 sessions, 0 improved, 0 with every candidate rejected by a hard gate, 1 distinct region, 2 planned by the model
• Best score today 0.5246; incumbent 0.5246, 187 sessions since it last moved
• Incumbent: ppm=2, cells=1, gap_mm=0.5, gamma_se=0.03, length_mm=101.6, inner_d_mm=11.4, temperature_c=16.67, surface_factor=0.25
• Tried inner_d_mm=11,gap_mm=0.5,cells=1,gamma_se=0.03 ×11, best 0.5246