Computer-Automated evolution of an X-band antenna for NASA's space technology 5mission

Evolutionary Computation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Hornby, Gregory S ^a   Lohn, Jason D ^b   Linden, Derek S ^c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c X5 Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna; Automated design; Computational design; Evolutionary design; Generative representation; Spacecraft

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DESIGN; AUTOMATED DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; CURRENT PRACTICES; DESIGN SPACES; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; GENERATIVE REPRESENTATION; LABOR INTENSIVE; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES; SPACECRAFT ANTENNA; SPACECRAFT ORBIT;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER HARDWARE; DESIGN; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; NASA; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

ANTENNAS;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 79951563885     PISSN: 10636560     EISSN: 15309304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EVCO_a_00005     Document Type: Article

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