Systems and methods for automated routing-design generation

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• simplify the geometry of a computerized representation of a target system in which one or more of electrical wires, optical cables, pipes, and hoses are to be routed from a first set of connection points to a second set of connection points;
• identify automatically candidate route paths between the first and second sets of connection points;
• generate automatically, based on the candidate route paths, alternative route sets in accordance with one or more constraints;
• and
• cluster automatically the alternative route sets into groups based, at least in part, on a multi-factor similarity metric that is a sum of weighted single-factor distance, interference, and composition similarity metrics;
• wherein a particular route set selected from among the alternative route sets in the groups is implemented in the target system.

A method, comprising:

• simplifying the geometry of a computerized representation of a target system in which one or more of electrical wires, optical cables, pipes, and hoses are to be routed from a first set of connection points to a second set of connection points;
• identifying automatically candidate route paths between the first and second sets of connection points;
• generating automatically, based on the candidate route paths, alternative route sets in accordance with one or more constraints;
• and
• clustering automatically the alternative route sets into groups based, at least in part, on a multi-factor similarity metric that is a sum of weighted single-factor distance, interference, and composition similarity metrics;
• wherein a particular route set selected from among the alternative route sets in the groups is implemented in the target system.