Method and apparatus for automated design of complex structures using genetic programming
US5867397A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated design process and apparatus for use in designing complex structures, such as circuits, to satisfy prespecified design goals, using genetic operations. The present invention uses a population of entities which may be evolved to generate structures that may potentially satisfy the design goals. The behavior of such generated structures is evaluated in view of the design goals, and those structures more closely meeting the design goals are evolved further until a structure is generated that either meets the prespecified design goal or some other process completion criteria. In this manner, a design complex structure may be obtained.
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