Fundamental construction of scientific framework for generative design and its applications

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12678
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90010:Design-related
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Sato Koichiro 千葉大学, デザイン・リサーチ・インスティテュート, 准教授 (40598330)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 寺内 文雄 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究院, 教授 (30261887)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: Generative Design / Additive Manufacturing / DfAM / Shape generation method / 創発デザイン / デザイン科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we proposed a scientific framework for research of Generative Design (GD) which can derive novel design solutions from enormous calculations, and the design system for generating shapes and structures based on this framework. Specifically, first, a framework focusing on emergence and optimality was proposed. Moreover, we proposed a category of GD research focused on emergence, and diverse shapes were obtained by executing shape generation by each of the three proposed design systems (shape generation methods).

Free Research Field

デザイン科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で示されたGD研究の枠組みを明示したことで，他の研究者におけるGD研究の指針としての利用や同枠組みに基づく手法や知見の蓄積により，学術面での同研究領域の発展が期待できる．また，GD研究における手法が蓄積されていくことで，Additive Manufacturingとの連携も促進され，機能面や意匠面において新奇性や多様性に富む人工物のデザインが可能になる．その結果，産業面における新たな付加価値を持つ人工物デザインの一助となることが考えられる．