SP18 Generative Design - Week 8 - Optimization

Session A - review
Columbia University GSAPP
ARCH A4845: Generative design

Elements of generative design
1. Generate - create a ‘design space’ of all possible designs
2. Evaluate - develop measures to judge each design’s performance
3. Evolve - search through design space to find unique high-performing designs

Design space model
OPTIMIZATION
Design parameters
(genotype)
Design geometry
(morphogenesis)
Design measures
(phenotype)
Optimization
(evolution)

Session B - design optimization

Optimization frameworkNature-Insp
ired Metaheuristi
cAlgorithms
Sec
ond Edition (20
10)
Xin-She Yang
c Luniver Press
tain objectives or to optimize something such as profit, quality and time.
As resources, time and money are always limited in real-world applica-
tions, we have to find solutions to optimally use these valuable resources
under various constraints. Mathematical optimization or programming is
the study of such planning and design problems using mathematical tools.
Nowadays, computer simulations become an indispensable tool for solving
such optimization problems with various efficient search algorithms.
1.1 OPTIMIZATION
Mathematically speaking, it is possible to write most optimization problems
in the generic form
minimize
x∈ n fi(x), (i = 1, 2, ..., M), (1.1)
subject to hj(x) = 0, (j = 1, 2, ..., J), (1.2)
gk(x) ≤ 0, (k = 1, 2, ..., K), (1.3)
where fi(x), hj(x) and gk(x) are functions of the design vector
x = (x1, x2, ..., xn)T
. (1.4)
Here the components xi of x are called design or decision variables, and
they can be real continuous, discrete or the mixed of these two.
The functions fi(x) where i = 1, 2, ..., M are called the objective func-
tions or simply cost functions, and in the case of M = 1, there is only a
single objective. The space spanned by the decision variables is called the
design space or search space n
, while the space formed by the objective
function values is called the solution space or response space. The equali-
ties for hj and inequalities for gk are called constraints. It is worth pointing
Xin-She Yang. Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms (2008) Columbia University GSAPP

Optimization framework - components
1. Input parameters - set of variables that can be adjusted
• discrete / categorical - whole number
• continuous - decimal number
• permutation / ordering - whole number sequence
2. Objectives - functions representing goals of the problem
• minimize value
• maximize value
3. Constraints - functions representing conditions that make a valid solution
• must be equal to certain value
• must be smaller than or greater than certain value

How do we optimize?
A. Deterministic methods
1. Direct analysis - linear and quadratic programming
2. Gradient descent
3. Exhaustive search
4. Heuristic
B. Stochastic methods
5. Monte Carlo (MC) - completely random
6. Metaheuristic

1. Direct analysis
Solution of optimization problem by linear programming

2. Gradient descent
X (input)
Y(objective)

2. Gradient descent
x1
y1

2. Gradient descent
x1
y1 slope of curve

2. Gradient descent
x1
x2
y1
y2

2. Gradient descent
x1
x2
y1
y2 slope of curve

x1
x2
... xn
y1
y2
yn slope of curve = 0 (local optimum)
2. Gradient descent

2. Gradient descent
x1
x2
y = f(x1
,x2
)

x1
y1
2. Gradient descent

x1
local optimumglobal optimum
y1
xn
yn
2. Gradient descent

Given a list of cities and the
distances between each pair of
cities, what is the shortest
possible route that visits each
city exactly once and returns to
the origin city?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem
Travelling salesman problem (TSP)

3. Exhaustive search
n = number of cities
number of solutions = (n-1)!
10! = 10 * 9 * 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 3,628,800
20! = 2.432902e+18
30! = 2.652529e+32

Heuristic solution:
Choose closest city each time
4. Heuristic

Heuristic solution:
Choose closest city each time
length = 1615
4. Heuristic

Optimal solution:
length = 1344
4. Heuristic

6. Metaheuristic search
Generation
Pathlength

6. Metaheuristic search
The Shortest Route Between All the Pubs in the UK
[http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-shortest-route-between-all-the-pubs-in-the-uk]

Metaheuristic search algorithms
CONTENTS
Preface to the Second Edition v
Preface to the First Edition vi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Optimization 1
1.2 Search for Optimality 2
1.3 Nature-Inspired Metaheuristics 4
1.4 A Brief History of Metaheuristics 5
2 Random Walks and Lévy Flights 11
2.1 Random Variables 11
2.2 Random Walks 12
2.3 Lévy Distribution and Lévy Flights 14
2.4 Optimization as Markov Chains 17
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ii CONTENTS
3 Simulated Annealing 21
3.1 Annealing and Boltzmann Distribution 21
3.2 Parameters 22
3.3 SA Algorithm 23
3.4 Unconstrained Optimization 24
3.5 Stochastic Tunneling 26
4 How to Deal With Constraints 29
4.1 Method of Lagrange Multipliers 29
4.2 Penalty Method 32
4.3 Step Size in Random Walks 33
4.4 Welded Beam Design 34
4.5 SA Implementation 35
5 Genetic Algorithms 41
5.1 Introduction 41
5.2 Genetic Algorithms 42
5.3 Choice of Parameters 43
6 Differential Evolution 47
6.1 Introduction 47
6.2 Differential Evolution 47
6.3 Variants 50
6.4 Implementation 50
7 Ant and Bee Algorithms 53
7.1 Ant Algorithms 53
7.1.1 Behaviour of Ants 53
7.1.2 Ant Colony Optimization 54
7.1.3 Double Bridge Problem 56
7.1.4 Virtual Ant Algorithm 57
7.2 Bee-inspired Algorithms 57
7.2.1 Behavior of Honeybees 57
7.2.2 Bee Algorithms 58
7.2.3 Honeybee Algorithm 59
7.2.4 Virtual Bee Algorithm 60
7.2.5 Artificial Bee Colony Optimization 61
Xin-She Yang. Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms (2008) Columbia University GSAPP

Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Alan Turing (1950)
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
John Holland (1975)
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96 possibilities ^ 18 places
= 479,603,335,372,621,236,652,373,132,533,825,536
= 4.796 x 10^35 or 479.6 decillion possibilities
Daniel Shiffman - The Nature of Code, Chapter 9: The Evolution of Code (2012) Columbia University GSAPP

With a basic Genetic Algorithm (GA)...
38 generations
1,000 designs / generation
38,000 designs computed
= 32 seconds
Daniel Shiffman - The Nature of Code, Chapter 9: The Evolution of Code (2012)

A Genetic Algorithm creates “generations” of solutions in such a way that
the solutions get better over time
Steps:
1. Generate initial population of solutions
2. Rank solutions based on their performance in objectives and constraints
3. Generate next generation by applying elitism, crossover, and mutation to
current generation
4. Repeat until termination criteria is met

1. Generation
Input types:
1. Discrete
2. Continuous
3. Permutation
Sampling method:
1. Random
2. Ordered (SOBOL)
gen 01
An initial set of designs is sampled from the design space, forming the first generation.

2. Ranking (single objective)
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All designs in the generation are evaluated based on the objectives and constraints of the
problem and sorted based on their performance.

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3. Elitism
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A certain portion of top-performing designs is carried over directly to the next generation.
This ensure that their genetic information is not lost in the next generation.

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4. Crossover
Pairs of high-performing designs are selected and their genetic information is combined to
create new children designs for the next generation.

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5. Mutation
The genes of a small number of randomly selected child designs are randomly mutated to
introduce new genetic information into the next generation.

gen 01 gen 02the mating pool

gen 01 gen 38

“Hill climbing”
Single objective optimization

INPUTS OUTPUTS
Radius 1 [0-5]
Volume [max]
Surface area [min]
Radius 2 [0-5]
Radius 3 [0-5]
Multi-objective optimization

“Pill problem”

‘pareto optimal front’
‘utopia point’
“Pill problem”

In multi-objective optimization, a design’s relative performance is based on its:
1. dominance rank
2. crowding distance
3. feasibility

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A. Konak, D. W. Coit, A. E. Smith - Multi-Objective Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms: A Tutorial (2006)
Dominance principle
A solution A dominates another solution B if A performs at least as well as B in every
objective, and better than B in at least one objective.

b dominates h (it performs better in
both objectives)
b does not dominate a (it performs
better only in objective y2
)
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A solution A dominates another solution B if A performs at least as well as B in every
objective, and better than B in at least one objective.
Dominance principle

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(1) optimal rank
The Pareto optimal set is the collection of solutions which are not dominated by any other
solution in the set. Solutions in this set are assigned a rank of 1.

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(1) optimal rank
By temporarily ignoringW the first optimal set, a second optimal set can be formed.
Solutions in this set are assigned a rank of 2.

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(1) optimal rank
This procedure can be repeated to generate the ranking of all solutions.

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(2) crowding distance
Kalyanmoy Deb, et al. - A Fast and Elitist Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm: NSGA-II (2002)
To increase diversity in the population, solutions are also assigned a crowding distance
based on the distance between the two adjacent solutions in the same rank across all
objectives.

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b
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(2) crowding distance
Solutions with a larger crowding distance are preferred because they represent less
explored areas of the design space.
b has a larger crowding distance
than d
Kalyanmoy Deb, et al. - A Fast and Elitist Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm: NSGA-II (2002)

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(3) feasibility
Solutions are deemed not feasible if they break the conditions of one or more constraints.
c, g, and k are not feasible designs

Selection
Solutions are selected for crossover by participating in a tournament where the best of
two randomly chosen designs is selected according to the following rules:

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Between b and i, which would be chosen?
Selection

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b is chosen because it has the higher rank.
Selection

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a
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Between c and h, which would be chosen?
Selection

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h is chosen because it is feasible.
Selection

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Between b and d, which would be chosen?
Selection

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b is chosen because it has a bigger crowding distance.
Selection

Galapagos Octopus Discover
Multiple inputs X X X
Input type: float X X X
Input type: integer X
Input type: permutation X
Multiple objectives X X
Crowding distance - X
Constraints X
Optimization software feature comparison

CONTINUOUS
DISCRETEPERM
UTATION
SINGLE
M
ULTIPLE
USED
NOT
USED
INPUTSHILL OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
INPUTSGRID OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
INPUTSPILL OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
INPUTSBRIDGE OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
INPUTSBRANCHING OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
INPUTSTSP OBJECTIVES CONSTRAINTS
Design optimization test problems

Nagy, et al. - Mining the Evolutionary Optimization Process to Discover Novel Design Strategies (2017)

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