Description

Base class for multi-variable optimization.

#include <ChSolvmin.h>

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Public Member Functions

 ChOptimizer (const ChOptimizer &other)
 
virtual void SetObjective (ChFx *mformula)
 Sets the objective function to maximize.
 
virtual ChFxGetObjective () const
 
virtual void SetObjectiveGrad (ChFx *mformula)
 Sets the objective function gradient (not mandatory, because if not set, the default bacward differentiation is used).
 
virtual ChFxGetObjectiveGrad () const
 
virtual void SetNumOfVars (int mv)
 Set the number of optimization variables. More...
 
virtual int GetNumOfVars () const
 Returns the number of optimization variables.
 
double * GetXv () const
 
double * GetXv_sup () const
 
double * GetXv_inf () const
 
void SetXv (double *mx)
 
void SetXv_sup (double *mx)
 
void SetXv_inf (double *mx)
 
double Eval_fx (double x[])
 Returns the value of the functional, for given state of variables and with the given "database" multibody system. More...
 
double Eval_fx (const ChVectorDynamic<> &x)
 
void Eval_grad (double x[], double gr[])
 Computes the gradient of objective function, for given state of variables. More...
 
void Eval_grad (const ChVectorDynamic<> &x, ChVectorDynamic<> &gr)
 
virtual bool PreOptimize ()
 Performs the optimization of the ChSystem pointed by "database" (or whatever object which can evaluate the string "function" and the "optvarlist") using the current parameters. More...
 
virtual bool DoOptimize ()
 This function computes the optimal xv[]. More...
 
virtual bool PostOptimize ()
 Finalization and cleanup.
 
virtual bool Optimize ()
 Does the three steps in sequence PreOptimize, DoOptimize, PostOptimize. More...
 
void DoBreakCheck ()
 Each break_cycles number of times this fx is called, the function break_funct() is evaluated (if any) and if positive, the variable user_break becomes true.
 

Public Attributes

bool minimize
 default = false; just maximize
 
double grad_step
 default = 1.e-12; step size for evaluation of gradient
 
double opt_fx
 best resulting value of objective function
 
char err_message [200]
 the ok/warning/error messages are written here
 
int error_code
 
long fx_evaluations
 number of function evaluations
 
long grad_evaluations
 number of gradient evaluations
 
int(* break_funct )()
 if not null, this function is called each 'break_cycles' evaluations
 
int break_cycles
 how many fx evaluations per check
 
int user_break
 if break_funct() reported true, this flag is ON, and optimizers should exit all cycles
 
int break_cyclecounter
 internal
 

Protected Attributes

ChFxafunction
 the function to be maximized
 
ChFxafunctionGrad
 the gradient of the function to be maximized, or null for default BDF.
 
int C_vars
 number of input variables
 
double * xv
 Vector of variables, also 1st approximation.
 
double * xv_sup
 These are the hi/lo limits for the variables,.
 
double * xv_inf
 these are not used by all optimizer, and can be NULL for gradient, but needed for genetic.
 

Member Function Documentation

◆ DoOptimize()

bool chrono::ChOptimizer::DoOptimize ( )
virtual

This function computes the optimal xv[].

It must be implemented by derived classes

Reimplemented in chrono::ChOptimizerHybrid, chrono::ChOptimizerGradient, chrono::ChOptimizerGenetic, and chrono::ChOptimizerLocal.

◆ Eval_fx()

double chrono::ChOptimizer::Eval_fx ( double  x[])

Returns the value of the functional, for given state of variables and with the given "database" multibody system.

Here evaluates the string "function".

◆ Eval_grad()

void chrono::ChOptimizer::Eval_grad ( double  x[],
double  gr[] 
)

Computes the gradient of objective function, for given state of variables.

The gradient is stored into gr vector.

◆ Optimize()

bool chrono::ChOptimizer::Optimize ( )
virtual

Does the three steps in sequence PreOptimize, DoOptimize, PostOptimize.

The derived classes shouldn't need the definition of this method, because they just have to implement the DoOptimize.

◆ PreOptimize()

bool chrono::ChOptimizer::PreOptimize ( )
virtual

Performs the optimization of the ChSystem pointed by "database" (or whatever object which can evaluate the string "function" and the "optvarlist") using the current parameters.

Returns false if some error occurred. This function just makes some tests, allocations, and compilations..

◆ SetNumOfVars()

virtual void chrono::ChOptimizer::SetNumOfVars ( int  mv)
inlinevirtual

Set the number of optimization variables.

Note: this must be set properly as the number of variables used in the objective function!

Reimplemented in chrono::ChOptimizerHybrid.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/solver/ChSolvmin.h
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/solver/ChSolvmin.cpp