Title :
Design evaluation by neural trees
Author :
Liu, Xiyu ; Qi, Feng
Author_Institution :
School of Management and Economics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, PR China
Abstract :
This paper presents a design evaluation technique by neural trees. Different with traditional evaluation method we propose an evolvable neural tree model. The evolution technique is differential evolution in a tree form. A numbering scheme is designed for basic evolution operations of tree structure. Finally, we present an application framework in conceptual architectural design.
Keywords :
Collaborative work; Conference management; Design optimization; Genetic algorithms; Genetic programming; Multi-layer neural network; Neural networks; Neurons; Particle swarm optimization; Tree data structures; design optimization; differential evolution; evaluation; multi-population optimization; neural trees;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 2010 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6763-1
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2010.5471986