- author = "Robert W. J. Flack",
- title = "Evolution of Architectural Floor Plans",
- school = "Brock University",
- year = "2010",
- type = "Master of Science",
- address = "Ontario, Canada",
- month = Oct,
- keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming",
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URL = "
http://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/3409",
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URL = "
http://dr.library.brocku.ca/bitstream/handle/10464/3409/Brock_Flack_Robert_2011.pdf",
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URL = "http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/~bross/FloorPlans/",
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code_url = "http://robgp.sourceforge.net/",
- size = "119 pages",
- abstract = "Layout planning is a process of sizing and placing rooms (e.g. in a house) while attempting to optimize various criteria. Often there are conflicting criteria such as construction cost, minimizing the distance between related activities, and meeting the area requirements for these activities. The process of layout planning has mostly been done by hand, with a handful of attempts to automate the process. This thesis explores some of these past attempts and describes several new techniques for automating the layout planning process using evolutionary computation. These techniques are inspired by the existing methods, while adding some of their own innovations. Additional experiments are done to test the possibility of allowing polygonal exteriors with rectilinear interior walls. Several multi-objective approaches are used to evaluate and compare fitness. The evolutionary representation and requirements specification used provide great flexibility in problem scope and depth and is worthy of considering in future layout and design attempts. The system outlined in this thesis is capable of evolving a variety of floor plans conforming to functional and geometric specifications. Many of the resulting plans look reasonable even when compared to a professional floor plan. Additionally polygonal and multi-floor buildings were also generated.",
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notes = "Also available as Brock University technical report
CS-11-03, January 2011
http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/files/downloads/research/cs1103.pdf
RobGP http://robgp.sourceforge.net/ supervised by Brian J. Ross",
