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Shaper-GA: automatic shape generation for modular house design
Bruno Taborda (Taborda, B.); Ana de Almeida (de Almeida, A.); Filipe Santos (Santos, F.); Sara Eloy (Eloy, S.); Krystian Kwiecinski (Kwiecinski, K.);
2018 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2018
Year (definitive publication)
2018
Language
English
Country
Japan
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Abstract
This work presents a Genetic Algorithm (GA) approach to produce automatic designs for modular houses: Shaper-GA. A set of architectural design rules defining a language of design is incorporated into the GA fitness function. When possible genetic drift or local convergence might be occurring, the method starts an adaptive mutation rate to overcome fitness stagnation. The GA tool efficiently produces several layout solutions obeying the design rules and further placement constraints. Such a tool can be integrated into an appropriate user interface allowing future house owners to customize their own house or construction companies to answer client's' requirements while complying with a language of design.
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Keywords
Automatic layout design,Cutting,Genetic algorithms,Language of design,Packing
  • Computer and Information Sciences - Natural Sciences
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UID/MULTI/0446/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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