# Using evolutionary design to interactively sketch car silhouettes and stimulate designer's creativity

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1303.5050 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1303.5050/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 17 Mar 2013.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Inspired by AI? A Novel Generative AI System To Assist Conceptual Automotive Design](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.11991/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

An Interactive Genetic Algorithm is proposed to progressively sketch the desired side-view of a car profile. It adopts a Fourier decomposition of a 2D profile as the genotype, and proposes a cross-over mechanism. In addition, a formula function of two genes' discrepancies is fitted to the perceived dissimilarity between two car profiles. This similarity index is intensively used, throughout a series of user tests, to highlight the added value of the IGA compared to a systematic car shape exploration, to prove its ability to create superior satisfactory designs and to stimulate designer's creativity. These tests have involved six designers with a design goal defined by a semantic attribute. The results reveal that if "friendly" is diversely interpreted in terms of car shapes, "sportive" denotes a very conventional representation which may be a limitation for shape renewal.