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A shape specification system based on fuzzy logic is proposed, which aims to facilitate designers in conceptual design stage by allowing them to specify and work with rough models in a more intuitive fashion. The system uses a 3D object representation called ‘parametric geons’ which provide both qualitative and quantitative descriptions, in addition to global shape constraints, via eight shape parameters. Shape descriptors and aesthetic descriptors are introduced and their fuzzy membership functions are constructed using results from subjective experiments on shape descriptions. Inference rules are then devised to link these descriptors with shape parameters. The system which models after designers’ behaviour, allows designers’ own aesthetic terms and interpretation of shapes to be added, and a library of successful designs with appropriate fuzzy descriptions to be constructed for later use.
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Pham, B., Zhang, J. (2003). A Fuzzy Shape Specification System to Support Design for Aesthetics. In: Reznik, L., Kreinovich, V. (eds) Soft Computing in Measurement and Information Acquisition. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 127. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36216-6_4
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