Method and apparatus for computer controlled nonlinear optimization
US5195026A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In nonlinear optimization a plurality of optimization methods are stored in a computer system as are techniques (knowledge) for applying those methods. Such techniques may be divided into common knowledge which are techniques applicable to all nonlinear optimization methods and domain knowledge which are techniques applicable to a corresponding one of the methods. When an optimization problem is input to the computer system, the system first selects one of the methods and applies it to the problem using the common knowledge and any relevant domain knowledge. If that method does not produce an optimum result, the system tries to solve the problem with another method, again making use of the common knowledge and the respective domain knowledge. This process is repeated until an optimum solution is obtained. The method is applicable to computer control of industrial plants and systems and to computer aided design.
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