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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Generative design"”.
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Contextualizing generative design
Generative systems have been widely used to produce two- and three-dimensional constructs, in an attempt to escape from our preconceptions and pre-existing spatial language. The challenge is to use this mechanism in real-world architectural contexts in which complexity and constraints imposed by …
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Generative design of robust modular system architectures
… option during the initial stage of the design.;This problem can be observed in many different domains of distributed engineering systems i.e. systems dictated by their configuration of source and sink components, structured in such a way as to provide a specific set of functions. Because …
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Generative design algorithms in topology optimization of passive heat spreaders
This thesis explores the use of generative algorithms in engineering design. A framework for using generative algorithms in design is presented and a case study for passive heat spreaders is devised to demonstrate the execution of this framework. Topology optimization methods are now the state of …
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Pursuing A More Habitable Space Module: Using Impression Based Generative Design
… development of this new sector architects and designers have the unique opportunity to re-examine the fundamental spatial principles that inform design. This thesis will explore a design methodology that is responsive to user input and apply that information to a space module in a zero-gravity …
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Understanding the role of generative design in undergraduate students' design thinking
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor generative design optimization with evolutionary algorithms
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-04-12 without embargo terms
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An evolution-based generative design system : using adaptation to shape architectural form
… the fields of architecture, environmental design and computation. It introduces a Generative Design System that draws on evolutionary concepts to incorporate adaptation paradigms into the architectural design process. The initial aim of the project focused on helping architects improving …
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Generative Design Tools: Implications on Design Process, Designer Behavior, and Design Outcomes
Generative design tools, empowered by recent advancements in computational algorithms, offer the opportunity for human designers and design tools to collaborate in new, more advanced modes throughout various stages of the product design process to facilitate the creation of higher performing and …
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Distributed thinking across mind and media: creative design in traditional tools and generative design
Creative design is a central driver for innovation success, as design decisions fundamentally shape downstream performance and cost of products. Visual thinking, the iterative reasoning across internal and external visual representations, is the engine for creative design across engineering, …
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Application of Machine Learning and Generative Design Strategies for the Design and Optimization of Alloys
… analysis, property prediction, optimization, and generative design. Additionally, a systematic generative design metaheuristic integrating machine learning with multi-objective optimization algorithms was introduced. Recognizing the depth of existing work in this domain, our methodology provides …
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Application of Machine Learning and Generative Design Strategies for the Design and Optimization of Alloys
… analysis, property prediction, optimization, and generative design. Additionally, a systematic generative design metaheuristic integrating machine learning with multi-objective optimization algorithms was introduced. Recognizing the depth of existing work in this domain, our methodology provides …
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Body scan processing, generative design, and multi-objective evaluation of sports bras : a new design strategy
… of sports bras that can be used to guide their design. Assessing any sports bra's performance requires time-consuming and expensive biomechanical testing. In our search to answer the question: "how do different design properties of sports bras affect their performance?" this research has created …
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Traditional vs. generative design: How design tools impact cad artifact quality and student perception of design concepts
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Coalesce: Leveraging Generative Tools in Industrial Design Practice
Generative Design is a design process that entails the collaboration between human designers and software-enabled machines. This thesis explores the ways that generative tools are changing industrial design, proposes some principles and a methodology for working with generative tools, and …
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B-Shelves: A Web Based Mass Customized Product
… (Box-Shelves) explores the relationship between design intent, generative design, mass customization and digital fabrication. B-Shelves is a mass custom furniture product that is customized through a web based system. The project looks at generative design as an enabler for different design and …
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A Computer Vision and Generative AI Framework for Trend Extraction and Brand-Aligned Fashion Design
… a novel framework to help retailers shorten the design-to-market turnaround time. The key concept is to use computer vision and unsupervised clustering techniques to identify trends from source images. It combines these trends with the aesthetics of a targeted brand and then utilises generative …
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AI-Driven Discovery and Multiscale Computational Frameworks for Carbon-Based Materials
… carbon-based materials discovery that integrates generative artificial intelligence, multiscale simulations, and reactive dynamics to accelerate research central to carbon-to-X technologies. Chapter 2 establishes a one-directional workflow in which a generative AI model autonomously proposes novel …
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Investigations into the Form and Design of an Elbow Exoskeleton Using Additive Manufacturing
… task. This thesis details the process of designing and making a low-profile, cable-driven arm exoskeleton. Many advanced methods are explored: 3D scanning, generative design, soft material, compliant joint, additive manufacturing, and 3D latticing. The experiments on TPU kerf cut found …
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Physics-Optimized Design of 3D Shapes with Part-Based Control
… PhysiOPart, a computational approach for rapid generative design of 3D objects optimized for physical integrity. PhysiOPart enables users to edit and combine object parts to explore a vast design space. To model continuous surfaces of arbitrary resolution without topology restrictions, we …
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