Abstract
This paper presents the optimisation step in a grammar-based generative design system for the mass customisation of furniture. The ongoing research assesses the use of integrated CAD-CAE tools in the development of a digital design process involving closer collaboration between design and engineering as a feasible motivation for optimum designs. The optimisation of structural behaviour is illustrated by a series of experiments using a simulated annealing algorithm to explore solutions for custom chairs generated by parametric models. Constraints are defined according to the aesthetic considerations established in the design language. The paper concludes with a discussion of the effective use of integrated performance tools in furniture design methodology in the age of mass customisation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Design Computing and Cognition ’12 |
Number of pages | 321 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | Jun 2014 |
Pages | 305 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-94-017-9111-3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-017-9111-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Mass customisation
- Hill climbing
- Finite Elemennt Method
- Rule application