A cellular model for the evolutionary development of lightweight material with an inner structure

  • Authors:
  • Till Steiner;Yaochu Jin;Bernhard Sendhoff

  • Affiliations:
  • Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach, Germany;Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach, Germany;Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 10th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

We present a model of simulated evolutionary development on the basis of cells as building blocks for growth. In this model, cells grow and interact in a three-dimensional (3D) environment, where development is controlled by a simple genome. Using cell-cell interaction such as differential adhesion, cells sort and form complex arrangements. This developmental process is evolved using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm to achieve lightweight and stable material with a complex inner structure.