Publication detail

Automated design of vehicle silhouette using genetic algorithms and statistical analysis

ŠKAROUPKA, D. ŠANDERA, Č.

Czech title

Automatizovaný návrh siluet vozidel pomocí genetických algoritmů a statistické analýzy

English title

Automated design of vehicle silhouette using genetic algorithms and statistical analysis

Type

journal article - other

Language

en

Original abstract

This paper describes a method for the automatic design of vehicle silhouettes. Along history many different vehicles have been created, but most of them share the same features. We can extract these features through statistical analysis (principal component analysis) and use them for building the shape of a vehicles silhouette. To produce the new original silhouettes we utilize optimization method (a genetic algorithm) which fits the new silhouette to the prescribed physical conditions, e.g. space for the engine, space for the passengers etc. This algorithm serves as a source of inspiration for human designers and can be generalized to producing arbitrary kind of products.

Czech abstract

Tento článek popisuje metodu automatického návrhu siluety automobilu. V průběhu historie vzniklo mnoho automobilů a většina z nich sdílí podobné rysy. Ty můžeme extrahovat pomocí statistické metody analýzy komponent a použít je pro návrh nové siluety, která je dále optimalizována pomocí genetických algoritmů. Nová silueta dále odpovídá předepsaným fyzikálním parametrům jako je objem prostoru pro motor, zavazadla a pasažéry. Výsledek produkovaný algoritmem slouží jako inspirace pro člověka-designéra a můýe být zobecněn na vybraný typ produktu.

English abstract

This paper describes a method for the automatic design of vehicle silhouettes. Along history many different vehicles have been created, but most of them share the same features. We can extract these features through statistical analysis (principal component analysis) and use them for building the shape of a vehicles silhouette. To produce the new original silhouettes we utilize optimization method (a genetic algorithm) which fits the new silhouette to the prescribed physical conditions, e.g. space for the engine, space for the passengers etc. This algorithm serves as a source of inspiration for human designers and can be generalized to producing arbitrary kind of products.

Keywords in Czech

návrh automobilů, styling automobilů, produktový design, styling, PCA (analýza hlavních komponent), genetické algoritmy, vývoj a návrh produktu

Keywords in English

vehicle design, vehicle styling, product design, styling, PCA (principal component analysis), genetic algorithms, Design and Product Development

RIV year

2011

Released

30.11.2011

Publisher

MECCA

Location

Praha

ISSN

1214-0821

Volume

2011

Number

3

Pages from–to

1–5

Pages count

5

BIBTEX


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  author="David {Škaroupka} and Čeněk {Šandera},
  title="Automated design of vehicle silhouette using genetic algorithms and statistical analysis",
  year="2011",
  volume="2011",
  number="3",
  month="November",
  pages="1--5",
  publisher="MECCA",
  address="Praha",
  issn="1214-0821"
}