An Innovative Design and Application Method for Song Yun Culture Based on Cultural Genes: Integration of Analytic Hierarchy Process and Shape Grammar
Luyao Cheng, Chen Yang, Chenlu Wang, Yiheng Zhang, Hongbo Wang
Article
2026 / Volume 9 / Pages 5319-5347
Published 27 April 2026
Abstract
This study integrates the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with Shape Grammar to translate cultural sources into garment structure. An expert panel of 15 raters (Round-1) was refined to 5 domain experts (Round-2). The AHP hierarchy comprises three levels (goal-criterion-alternative) with four criterion dimensions (B1-B4). Consistency metrics were audit-ready: Round-1 matrices showed CI ≈ 0.03-0.12 and CR ≈ 0.07-0.18 (two alternative-layer matrices >0.10); after expert screening, Round-2 matrices achieved CI ≈ 0.02-0.08 and CR ≈ 0.03-0.09 (CR < 0.10 for all). Headline global weights included C7 Literature & Arts = 0.233 and C4 Craft Products = 0.186. Shapegrammar rules then operationalised the prioritised criteria into 2D feature-line rewrites and 3D realisation, forming a reproducible pipeline. Numerical reporting follows three-decimal precision with decimal-point alignment, and matrices/scripts are supplied for reproduction. These results demonstrate a compact, dataforward bridge from cultural genes to controllable garment morphology.
Keywords
cultural genes, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), shape grammar, Song Yun culture, washing hands and viewing flowers (painting theme), garment morphology, clo3d 7.2 (3d virtual fitting)