A freehand-sketch environment for architectural design supported by a multi-agent system

Juchmes, Roland; Leclercq, Pierre; Azar, Sleiman

doi:10.1016/j.cag.2005.09.008

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“…EsQUIsE assists the user by providing relevant information (3D model, topological model and energetic needs) on the building being designed. The software architecture consists of three modules (figure 5): the entry module, the interpretation module, and the evaluation module (for more detail see [14,15,19,20,22]). …”

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Mixed-Reality Prototypes to Support Early Creative Design

Safin

Delfosse

Leclercq

2009

The Engineering of Mixed Reality Systems

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Abstract. The domain we address is creative design, mainly architecture. Rooted in a multidisciplinary approach as well as a deep understanding of architecture and design, our method aims at proposing adapted mixed reality solutions to support two crucial activities : sketch-based preliminary design and distant synchronous collaboration in design. This chapter provides a summary of our work on a mixed-reality device, based on a drawing table (the Virtual Desktop), designed specifically to address real-life/business-focused issues. We explain our methodology, describe the two supported activities and the related users' needs, detail the technological solution we have developed and present the main results of multiple evaluation sessions. We conclude with a discussion of the usefulness of a profession-centered methodology and the relevance of mixed reality to support creative design activities.

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Mixed-Reality Prototypes to Support Early Creative Design

Safin

Delfosse

Leclercq

2009

The Engineering of Mixed Reality Systems

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“…The main benefits we can take profit of are the flexibility of these systems and the autonomy of agents. This technology is being used even more for natural interfaces, as for instance Juchmes et al [18] who base their freehand-sketch environment for architectural design on a multi-agent system. Also Achten and Jessurum [19] use agents for recognition tasks in technical drawings.…”

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An Agent-Based Paradigm for Free-Hand Sketch Recognition

Fernández-Pacheco

Conesa

Contero

2009

AI*IA 2009: Emergent Perspectives in Artificial Intelligence

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Abstract. Natural interfaces for CAD applications based on sketching devices have been explored to some extent. Former approaches used techniques to perform the recognition process like invariant features extracted with image analysis techniques as neural networks, statistical learning or fuzzy logic. Currently, more flexible and robust techniques are being introduced, which consider other information as context data and other relationships. However, this kind of interfaces is still scarcely extended because they still lack scalability and reliability for interpreting user inputs.

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“…Thus, a social behavior is required to reach the final goal of each entity, which consists in overcoming conflicts and ambiguities, and providing the right interpretation of the sketch to the user. Finally, since the number of graphic elements likely to be recognized is almost unlimited, a modular software architecture is necessary so that entities can be connected or disconnected with the least possible repercussions on the system [21]. In the end, each ''entity'' must be responsive, pro-active, situated, autonomous, and social, and must live in an open environment.…”

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An agent-based framework for sketched symbol interpretation

Casella

Deufemia

Mascardi

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Journal of Visual Languages & Computing

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Recognizing hand-sketched symbols is a definitely complex problem. The input drawings are often intrinsically ambiguous, and require context to be interpreted in a correct way. Many existing sketch recognition systems avoid this problem by recognizing single segments or simple geometric shapes in a stroke. However, for a recognition system to be effective and precise, context must be exploited, and both the simplifications on the sketch features, and the constraints under which recognition may take place, must be reduced to the minimum.In this paper, we present an agent-based framework for sketched symbol interpretation that heavily exploits contextual information for ambiguity resolution. Agents manage the activity of lowlevel hand-drawn symbol recognizers, that may be heterogeneous for better adapting to the characteristics of each symbol to be recognized, and coordinate themselves in order to exchange contextual information, thus leading to an efficient and precise interpretation of sketches. We also present AgentSketch, a multi-domain sketch recognition system implemented according to the proposed framework. A first experimental evaluation has been performed on the domain of UML Use Case Diagrams to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. r

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A freehand-sketch environment for architectural design supported by a multi-agent system

Cited by 33 publications

References 11 publications

Mixed-Reality Prototypes to Support Early Creative Design

Mixed-Reality Prototypes to Support Early Creative Design

An Agent-Based Paradigm for Free-Hand Sketch Recognition

An agent-based framework for sketched symbol interpretation

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