Garrett Daniel Foster

Works (6)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:43

2014 article

Creating targeted initial populations for genetic product searches in heterogeneous markets

Foster, G., Turner, C., Ferguson, S., & Donndelinger, J. (2014, March 5). Engineering Optimization, Vol. 46, pp. 1729–1747.

By: G. Foster n, C. Turner n, S. Ferguson n  & J. Donndelinger *

author keywords: genetic search; market-based product design; product line optimization; mixed-integer optimization
topics (OpenAlex): Product Development and Customization; Design Education and Practice; Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
TL;DR: This article draws on research advances in market-based product design and heuristic optimization to strategically construct ‘targeted’ initial populations, creating designs that lead to computational savings and product configurations with improved market share of preferences. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Effects of Feedback on Design Space Exploration

Foster, G., Denhart, J., & Ferguson, S. (2013, August 4). Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2013, Vol 1.

By: G. Foster n, J. Denhart n & S. Ferguson n 

topics (OpenAlex): Engineering Education and Pedagogy; Experimental Learning in Engineering; Teaching and Learning Programming
TL;DR: This paper investigates two feedback elements for their ability to enhance students’ understanding of the tradeoffs inherent in a water rocket propulsion design problem: a Latin hypercube sample that allows the student to select a starting point and sensitivity values that displayed local gradient information. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Enhanced Targeted Initial Populations for Multiobjective Product Line Optimization

Foster, G., & Ferguson, S. (2013, August 4). Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2013, Vol 3A.

By: G. Foster n & S. Ferguson n 

topics (OpenAlex): Product Development and Customization; Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms; Design Education and Practice
TL;DR: The creation of targeted initial populations for genetic algorithms is extended to multiobjective product line design problems by using the objectives of the problem, instead of product level utility, to identify candidate designs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Exploring the Effectiveness of Using Graveyard Data When Generating Design Alternatives

Foster, G., & Ferguson, S. (2013, August 17). Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 13.

By: G. Foster* & S. Ferguson n 

author keywords: design alternatives; multiobjective optimization; multiobjective genetic algorithms; design space exploration; MGA
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms; Design Education and Practice; Optimal Experimental Design Methods
TL;DR: Results from these studies indicate that using graveyard data allows for the discovery of alternative designs that are at least 70% as unique as alternatives found using an optimization-based alternative identification approach, while saving a significant number of functional evaluations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 article

The Creation of Design Modules for Use in Engineering Design Education

Foster, G., Holland, M., Ferguson, S., & Deluca, W. (2012, August 12). Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Vol 7, pp. 23–36.

By: G. Foster n, M. Holland n, S. Ferguson n  & W. Deluca  n

topics (OpenAlex): Experimental Learning in Engineering; Engineering Education and Pedagogy; Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
TL;DR: The investigators hypothesize that the use of computational modules would eliminate the repetitive analysis barrier in design problems, thus allowing for design-related experiences to be included earlier in the curricula as opposed to postponing it to a capstone experience. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 article

Assessing the Effectiveness of Using Graveyard Data for Generating Design Alternatives

Foster, G., & Ferguson, S. (2011, January 1). Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2011, Vol 5, Pts A and B, pp. 563–576.

By: G. Foster n & S. Ferguson n 

topics (OpenAlex): Design Education and Practice; Product Development and Customization; Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
TL;DR: Results from this work show the graveyard can be used as a way of inexpensively generating alternatives that are close to ideal, especially nearer to the starting design, and it is demonstrated that graveyard information can beused to increase the performance of the Nelder-Mead simplex method when searching for alternative designs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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