Multiagent shape grammar implementation: Automatically generating form concepts according to a preference function

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1210071-12100710

  Orsborn, Seth ^a   Cagan, Jonathan ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated product form design; Multiagent system; Preference function; Shape grammar

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMATED PRODUCT FORM DESIGN; CONSUMER DESIGNS; DESIGN PREFERENCES; MULTI AGENT; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PREFERENCE FUNCTIONS; PRODUCT FORM DESIGN; PRODUCT FORMS; SHAPE GRAMMARS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 77955181166     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000449     Document Type: Article

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