Code details

best found code with parameters
q=17 k=3 n=18
minimum distance = 16

this is new optimal code


the previous bounds were -1/16
this is a projective code


We used the prescribed group of automorphisms with the following generators


16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 0 16
0 16 0

16 0 0
0 0 16
0 16 0

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 0 16
0 16 0

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 16 0
0 0 16

16 0 0
0 0 16
0 16 0

0 9 0
15 0 0
0 0 16

This group makes 21 orbits of sizes:

3 12 12 24 24 24 12 24 24 12 24 24 12 12 12 12 12 4 12 6 6


The solution of the corresponding linear system of equations was found after less than 10 seconds:

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0


This produces the following generator matrix

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 0 0 16 16 16 16
12 12 15 15 10 10 2 2 7 7 4 4 16 16 0 0 11 3
12 4 10 2 15 7 15 7 10 2 12 4 12 4 11 3 0 0



Which is a code with the following weight distribution
1y18+2448x16y2+288x17y1+2176x18