Patent ID: 7243056

Claim:
A computer based method of optimizing one of a model, structure, shape or design representing an aerodynamic structure or a hydrodynamic structure based on an evolution strategy, comprising: describing one of the model, structure, shape or design representing an aerodynamic structure or a hydrodynamic structure to be optimized using a parameter set comprising a first number of object parameters; creating offsprings of the parameter set by modifying the object parameters, wherein said modifying includes at least one of mutating the object parameters and recombining the object parameters; evaluating quality of the offsprings; wherein the parameter set comprises at least one strategy parameter representing a step-size of the mutation of associated object parameters; modifying said first number of the object parameters to a second number of object parameters and modifying a first number of associated strategy parameters to a second number of associated strategy parameters during optimization to optimize one of said model, structure, shape or design; and storing one of said optimized model, optimized structure, optimized shape or optimized design in a computer storage.