Patent Document ID: 20130132042
Application ID: 13678496
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for family mould layout design using a computer, comprising: a) providing a knowledgebase for said family mould layout designs; b) providing a means for encoding said family mould layout designs to chromosomes; c) providing a Genotype-Phenotype mapping module for decoding said chromosomes to phenotypes, wherein each said phenotype represents a family mould layout solution; d) receiving design specific parameters via a user input interface module, said design specific parameters comprising information of a plurality of moulding parts, design objectives and constrains, moulding requirements, predefined parameters and stopping criteria; e) invoking a Genetic Algorithm module to generate a population of valid chromosomes and evolve said population towards a resulting population satisfying said design specific parameters over successive generations wherein in each said generation, said population of valid chromosomes is mapped to a corresponding population of family mould layout solutions utilising said Genotype-Phenotype mapping module; f) facilitating users to learn and search for a best family mould layout solution by exploring and visualising different optimised family mould layout solutions through an instant design feedback of quantitative fitness values; and g) generating a mould design assembly model and mould layout drawing according to said best family mould layout solution.