A previously published SIR-ASI optimal control model of dengue fever is described and the optimal control problem is solved in this paper by an alternative solution approach, namely by a direct transcription method. I...
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In the last decades the theoretical development of more and more refined direct methods, together with a new generation of CPUs, led to a significant improvement of numerical approaches for solving optimal-control pro...
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In the last decades the theoretical development of more and more refined direct methods, together with a new generation of CPUs, led to a significant improvement of numerical approaches for solving optimal-control problems. One of the most promising class of methods is based on pseudospectral optimal control. These methods do not only provide an efficient algorithm to solve optimalcontrol problems, but also define a theoretical framework for linking the discrete numerical solution to the analytical one in virtue of the covector mapping theorem. However, several aspects in their implementation can be refined. In this framework SPARTAN, the first European tool based on flipped-Radau pseudospectral method, has been developed. This paper illustrates the aspects implemented for SPARTAN, which can potentially be valid for any other transcription. The novelties included in this work consist specifically of a new hybridization of the Jacobian matrix computation made of four distinct parts. These contributions include a new analytical formulation for expressing Lagrange cost function for open final-time problems, and the use of dual-number theory for ensuring exact differentiation. Moreover, a self-scaling strategy for primal and dual variables, which combines the projected-Jacobian rows normalization and the covector mapping, is described. Three concrete examples show the validity of the novelties introduced, and the quality of the results obtained with the proposed methods.
Two problems of finding optimal parameters for multilayer optical coatings are considered. They are formulated as multiextremal nonlinear programming problems with a complex objective function. Finding local extrema b...
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Two problems of finding optimal parameters for multilayer optical coatings are considered. They are formulated as multiextremal nonlinear programming problems with a complex objective function. Finding local extrema by first-order methods is discussed. The ways of calculating the gradient of the objective function depending on the number of layers in the optical coating are analyzed.
In the current article, we propose an accurate spectral approximation for solving the shortest path problems with boundary and interior barriers. For this goal, the shortest path problems are modelled as variational p...
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In the current article, we propose an accurate spectral approximation for solving the shortest path problems with boundary and interior barriers. For this goal, the shortest path problems are modelled as variational problems (VPs). Then, the Legendre polynomials are used as a basis for approximating the solution of these problems, and by using the Chebyshev-Gauss-Lobatto collocation points together with the Legendre-Gauss quadrature rule, the VPs will be changed into nonlinear programming problems (NLPs). The resulting NLPs are solved by the NLPSolve command in MAPLE software. Three numerical examples are provided for showing the robustness of the proposed method.
Optimal experiment design is usually performed as a search over a finitely-parameterized shape that (over-) approximates the confidence region of parameters of a model. In general, there exists no such shape to exactl...
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For wireless networks, it is highly desirable to design a quality-of-service-promotion strategy to allocate the transmission power. In this study, the authors apply the deep learning methodology to solve such a proble...
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For wireless networks, it is highly desirable to design a quality-of-service-promotion strategy to allocate the transmission power. In this study, the authors apply the deep learning methodology to solve such a problem in a duplex device-to-device network. The model is formulated as a constrained non-linear programmingproblem. The training data are generated by a standard optimisation tool. Then, an artificial neural network is designed to learn the system from the training data. Simulation results show the effectiveness of deep leaning.
This paper introduces the design of a bridge transport system with a telescopic tube for positioning equipment to perform remote handling tasks in a radioactive facility. It consists of an extensible and retractable t...
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This paper introduces the design of a bridge transport system with a telescopic tube for positioning equipment to perform remote handling tasks in a radioactive facility. It consists of an extensible and retractable telescopic tube assembly for z-direction motion, a cabling system for management of power and signal cables, and a trolley system for transverse motion and accommodating servo drives. The working environment for the bridge transport system with the telescopic tube requires strict geometrical constraints, including a short height, short telescopic tube length when retracted, and a long stroke. These constraints were met by solving a nonlinear programming problem involving the optimal dimensions. This paper introduces a cabling system for effective management of cables with changeable lengths to accommodate telescopic motions and a selection guide for servo drives that are sufficient to drive the system.
In nonlinear Model Predictive Control(NMPC), an optimal control problem (OCP) is solved repeatedly at every sampling instant. To satisfy the real-time restriction, modern methods tend to convert the OCP into structure...
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For nonlinear programming problems with equality constraints, Hestenes and Powell have independently proposed a dual method of solution in which squares of the constraint functions are added as penalties to the Lagran...
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For nonlinear programming problems with equality constraints, Hestenes and Powell have independently proposed a dual method of solution in which squares of the constraint functions are added as penalties to the Lagrangian, and a certain simple rule is used for updating the Lagrange multipliers after each cycle. Powell has essentially shown that the rate of convergence is linear if one starts with a sufficiently high penalty factor and sufficiently near to a local solution satisfying the usual second-order sufficient conditions for optimality. This paper furnishes the corresponding method for inequality-constrained problems. Global convergence to an optimal solution is established in the convex case for an arbitrary penalty factor and without the requirement that an exact minimum be calculated at each cycle. Furthermore, the Lagrange multipliers are shown to converge, even though the optimal multipliers may not be unique.
Several therapies and also combined therapies for cancer treatment exist mathematical models of which have partly been also optimized by means of optimal control methods. Here we focus on an optimal control problem de...
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