Quasi-Newton methods for numerical optimization exploit quadratic Taylor polynomial models of the objective function. Trust regions are widely used to ensure the global convergence of these methods. Analogously, response surface methods for stochastic optimization exploit linear and quadratic regression models of the objective function. Ridge analysis is widely used to safeguard the optimizatio...

The sum of a fractional program is a nonconvex optimization problem in the field of fractional programming and it is difficult to solve. The development of research is restricted to single objective sums of fractional problems only. The branch and bound methods/algorithms are developed in the literature for this problem as a single objective problem. The theoretical and algorithmic development ...

One of the unfulfilled aims of the authors of the preceding paper [W. Parry and M. Pollicott. An analogue of Bauer’s theorem for closed orbits of skew products. Ergod. Th. & Dynam. Sys. 28 (2008), 535–546] was to find a dynamical analogue of Artin reciprocity. In this addendum, we present one such version, suggested by work of Sunada. 0. Introduction In algebraic number theory, one of the most ...

abstract: this paper presents dynamic modelling and control of a linear prismatic series of elastic actuator. the capability of generating large torques is why this actuator is increasingly used in human-assistive robotic systems. due to having human in the loop, the actuator requires precise control. a fractional pid controller known for its improved performance is used for the control, due to...

In the paper a linear-quadratic optimization problem (LCTOR) with unseparated two-point boundary conditions is considered. To solve this problem is proposed a new sweep algorithm which increases doubles the dimension of the original system. In contrast to the well-known methods, here it refuses to solve linear matrix and nonlinear Riccati equations, since the solution of such multi-point optimi...

The Proportional-Integral-Derivative Controller is widely used in industries for process control applications. Fractional-order PID controllers are known to outperform their integer-order counterparts. In this paper, we propose a new technique of fractional-order PID controller synthesis based on peak overshoot and rise-time specifications. Our approach is to construct an objective function, th...

a real-time optimization (rto) strategy incorporating the fuzzy sets theory is developed, where the problem constraints obtained from process considerations are treated in fuzzy environment. furthermore, the objective function is penalized by a fuzzified form of the key process constraints. to enable using conventional optimization techniques, the resulting fuzzy optimization problem is then re...

Sequential quadratic optimization algorithms are proposed for solving smooth nonlinear problems with equality constraints. The main focus is an algorithm the case when the...

This study focuses on the optimization of the plane structure. Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) will be utilized, which is one of the most efficient methods for solving nonlinearly constrained optimization problems. A new formulation for the second order sensitivity analysis of the two-dimensional finite element will be developed. All the second order required derivatives will be calculat...