Generalized Cellular Automata for Structural Forming.

Structural Design Using Cellular Automata

Traditional parallel methods for structural design do not scale well. This paper discusses the application of massively scalable cellular automata (CA) techniques to structural design. There are two sets of CA rules, one used to propagate stresses and strains, and one to perform design analysis. These rules can be applied serially, periodically, or concurrently, and Jacobi or GaussSeidel style ...

Searching for Pattern-Forming Asynchronous Cellular Automata - An Evolutionary Approach

This paper discusses a class of 2-dimensional asynchronous cellular automata with conservation of mass, for the formation of patterns in groups. The previous study reported a methodology of searching, automatically, for pattern-forming cellular automata using a genetic algorithm; this approach successfully found a few types of pattern-forming rules. The current study is a series of statistical ...

Parallel Computing with Generalized Cellular Automata

Cellular Automata for Structural Optimization on Recongfigurable Computers

Local Update Schemes for Cellular Automata in Structural Design

This paper investigates original local update schemes for Cellular Automata (CA) in structural design. Local problems based on mathematical programming and optimality criteria are tested, allowing the isolation of an original local update scheme. The scheme consists of repeating analysis and optimality-based design rules locally. Several systematic experiments on various problem sizes are perfo...