design-space-exploration
DesignParametric variation + constraint satisfaction combinatorial search
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Design Space Exploration
Parametric variation + constraint satisfaction combinatorial search. Systematically explore the combinatorial design space by varying parameters under constraints to find novel viable configurations.
State Ledger
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-search | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 5 | 0 | 0% |
HARD-GATE
Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.
Available Tactics
| Tactic | Role |
|---|---|
| combination-mapping | Enumerate parameter dimensions and generate viable combinations |
| emergence-detection | Detect emergent properties in novel configurations |
Available SOPs
| SOP | Role |
|---|---|
| input-space-construction | Build parameter spaces for design dimensions |
| generic-space-extraction | Extract shared constraints across configurations |
| emergent-property-identification | Identify non-additive properties in novel configurations |
| combinatorial-synthesis | Synthesize design space exploration outputs |
Execution Guidance
- Define Parameters: Identify independent design dimensions
- Set Constraints: Define hard constraints (must satisfy) and soft constraints (prefer)
- Enumerate: Use combination-mapping to systematically generate configurations
- Filter: Apply constraint satisfaction to eliminate infeasible combinations
- Explore White Space: Focus on unexplored regions of the feasible space
- Evaluate Emergence: Check novel configurations for emergent properties
- Synthesize: Compile viable novel configurations into structured proposals
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|---|
| combinatorial-synthesis | Synthesize all combinatorial creativity outputs |
| emergent-property-identification | Identify non-additive properties from combinations |
| input-space-construction | Build input spaces for two source concepts |