Automated and Intelligent Structure Design Generation and Exploration

摘要

Computational systems and methods are disclosed that learn about and assist with appropriate structure-based design choices. The systems and methods autonomously explore design states, and suggest to a user one or more optimize design states. Constraints are provided to limit exploration to valid design states. Systems and methods are disclosed that assist groups of users with coordinating their efforts in producing a cohesive design. Systems and methods are disclosed for learning from past optimizations in order to provide more rapid convergence on an optimized design, avoid local maxima and other hurdles to optimization, avoid undesired optimizations, and so on.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented system for developing a structure design, comprising:
a design engine which receives various inputs, and produces a first structure design state; an attributes engine, configured to:
receive a plurality of structure design states including said first structure design state, each said design state comprised of a plurality of cells, each cell configured to permit it to interconnect with another cell such that a structure design state comprised of cells represents a valid structure design state;quantify a plurality of measures of various attributes of each said structure design state;from said quantified plurality of measures of various attributes of each said structure design state, determine a structure fitness function value corresponding to said first structure design state; an optimization engine, communicatively connected to said design engine and said attributes engine, configured to:
receive, from said design engine, said first structure design state;receive, from a change operation selection mechanism, a first change operation;apply said first change operation to said first structure design state to thereby obtain a second structure design state;provide said second structure design state to said attributes engine to thereby obtain a structure fitness function value corresponding to said second structure design state; andreceive and compare said structure fitness function values corresponding to said first and second structure design states and designating as a selected design state that design state having a greater fitness function value and designating as a non-selected design state that design state having a lesser fitness function value.