A Framework for Computational Design Synthesis: Model and Applications
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
- Vol. 5 (3), 171-181
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2013289
Abstract
The field of computational design synthesis has been an active area of research for almost half a century. Research advances in this field have increased the sophistication and complexity of the designs that can be synthesized, and advances in the speed and power of computers have increased the efficiency with which those designs can be generated. Some of the results of this research have begun to be used in industrial practice, yet many open issues and research challenges remain. This paper provides a model of the automated synthesis process as a context to discuss research in the area. The varied works of the authors are discussed as representative of the breadth of methods and results that exist under the field of computational design synthesis. Furthermore, some guidelines are presented to help researchers and designers find approaches to solving their particular design problems using computational design synthesis.Keywords
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