Design Exploration & Optimisation#

Technical documentation of the tools & methods explored by the Design Exploration & Optimisation (DEO) team.

Introduction#

What? Why? When? Who? Where?

Workflow#

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Tools#

Optimisation & Exploration#

Overview

Overview and comparison of the various tools.

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Constrained single- and multi-objective optimisation with performance dashboard and phenotype storage.

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Single- and multi-objective optimisation with performance explorer.

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Constrained (single- and) multi-objective optimisation with design explorer tools.

Data Management#

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Speckle

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Thornton Tomasetti Toolbox

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Hops

Visualisation and Selection#

Overview

Overview of the various tools.

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Ellipse

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Thread

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Design explorer

Case Studies#

Data Cables

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Optimise telecommunication room (TR) placement in a floor plan to minimise the total length of all data cables going from the TRs to all the rooms.

Parking

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Optimise telecommunication room (TR) placement in a floor plan to minimise the total length of all data cables going from the TRs to all the rooms.

Multidisciplinary Proof of Concept

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Proof of concept model to perform multidisciplinary DEO where a coordination model is connected to discipline-specific GH models using Hops.