# US 2020/0401736 A1 · System-level approach to goal-driven design > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401736 A1 - Document ID: US20200401736A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/013,377 - Filed: 2020-09-04 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-20 - Assignees: Autodesk, Inc. - Applicants: Autodesk, Inc. - Inventors: Hyunmin CHEONG; Wei LI; Francesco IORIO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401736A1 ## CPC - G06N 5/022: Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition - G06F 16/2477: {Temporal data queries} - G06F 30/00: Computer-aided design [CAD] - G06F 30/15: Vehicle, aircraft or watercraft design - G06F 30/17: Mechanical parametric or variational design - G06F 2111/02: CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A design application is configured to perform a system-level optimization of a collection of system components. The design application iteratively executes a multi-objective solver to optimize structural and functional relationships between the system components in order to meet global design criteria and generate a system design. The design application initializes the design process by extracting from a knowledge base system templates having taxonomic, structural, or functional attributes relevant to the system design. The design application generates the knowledge base by mining taxonomic, structural, and functional relationships from a corpus of engineering texts. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for generating a design for a system, the method comprising: receiving a first set of criteria comprising one or more criteria associated with components of the system and one or more system-level criteria; and generating a system model representing the components and connections between the components based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating the system model comprises performing one or more optimization operations and one or more topology generation operations based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein generating the system model further comprises adjusting at least one of connectivity between the components, disposition of the components relative to each other, or materials of the components based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating the system model comprises: performing one or more optimization operations on geometry of the components based on the one or more criteria associated with the components; and performing one or more additional optimization operations on the geometry of the components based on the one or more system-level criteria. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the system model is further generated based on one or more templates associated with at least one of taxonomic, structural, or functional aspects of the system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein generating the system model comprises updating the one or more templates based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first set of criteria further comprises at least one of design constraints or boundary conditions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria associated with the components comprise at least one of a force exerted by one of the components on another of the components, a type of connection between two of the components, or a distance between two of the components. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more system-level criteria comprise at least one of a total mass of the system or a total cost of the system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second set of criteria; and updating the system model based on the second set of criteria. ### Claim 11 One or more non-transitory computer-readable media including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of: receiving a first set of criteria comprising one or more criteria associated with components of a system and one or more system-level criteria; and generating a system model representing the components and connections between the components based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein generating the system model comprises performing one or more optimization operations and one or more topology generation operations based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein generating the system model further comprises adjusting at least one of connectivity between the components, disposition of the components relative to each other, or materials of the components based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein generating the system model comprises: performing one or more optimization operations on geometry of the components based on the one or more criteria associated with the components; and performing one or more additional optimization operations on the geometry of the components based on the one or more system-level criteria. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the system model is further generated based on one or more templates associated with at least one of taxonomic, structural, or functional aspects of the system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein generating the system model comprises updating the one or more templates based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the first set of criteria further comprises at least one of design constraints or boundary conditions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the one or more criteria associated with the components comprise at least one of a force exerted by one of the components on another of the components, a type of connection between two of the components, or a distance between two of the components. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the one or more system-level criteria comprise at least one of a total mass of the system or a total cost of the system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, further comprising: receiving a second set of criteria; and updating the system model based on the second set of criteria. ### Claim 21 A computer system, comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors that are coupled to the one or more memories and, when executing the instructions, are configure to perform the steps of: receiving a first set of criteria comprising one or more criteria associated with components of a system and one or more system-level criteria; and generating a system model representing the components and connections between the components based on the first set of criteria. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The computer system of claim 21, wherein the computer system comprises a server machine. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The computer system of claim 21, wherein the computer system comprises a user device.