A second-order method for the general nonlinear programming problem

1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Mukai ◽  
E. Polak
2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
Nada Djuranovic-Milicic

In this paper we present a modification of the second-order step-size algorithm. This modification is based on the so called 'forcing functions'. It is proved that this modified algorithm is well-defined. It is also proved that every point of accumulation of the sequence generated by this algorithm is a second-order point of the nonlinear programming problem. Two different convergence proofs are given having in mind two interpretations of the presented algorithm.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 1551
Author(s):  
Bothina El-Sobky ◽  
Yousria Abo-Elnaga ◽  
Abd Allah A. Mousa ◽  
Mohamed A. El-Shorbagy

In this paper, a penalty method is used together with a barrier method to transform a constrained nonlinear programming problem into an unconstrained nonlinear programming problem. In the proposed approach, Newton’s method is applied to the barrier Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions. To ensure global convergence from any starting point, a trust-region globalization strategy is used. A global convergence theory of the penalty–barrier trust-region (PBTR) algorithm is studied under four standard assumptions. The PBTR has new features; it is simpler, has rapid convergerce, and is easy to implement. Numerical simulation was performed on some benchmark problems. The proposed algorithm was implemented to find the optimal design of a canal section for minimum water loss for a triangle cross-section application. The results are promising when compared with well-known algorithms.


1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Michalewicz ◽  
Marc Schoenauer

Evolutionary computation techniques have received a great deal of attention regarding their potential as optimization techniques for complex numerical functions. However, they have not produced a significant breakthrough in the area of nonlinear programming due to the fact that they have not addressed the issue of constraints in a systematic way. Only recently have several methods been proposed for handling nonlinear constraints by evolutionary algorithms for numerical optimization problems; however, these methods have several drawbacks, and the experimental results on many test cases have been disappointing. In this paper we (1) discuss difficulties connected with solving the general nonlinear programming problem; (2) survey several approaches that have emerged in the evolutionary computation community; and (3) provide a set of 11 interesting test cases that may serve as a handy reference for future methods.


Author(s):  
Tarunraj Singh

The focus of this paper is on the design of robust input shapers where the maximum value of the cost function over the domain of uncertainty is minimized. This nonlinear programming problem is reformulated as a linear programming problem by approximating a n-dimensional hypersphere with multiple hyperplanes (as in a geodesic dome). A recursive technique to approximate a hypersphere to any level of accuracy is developed using barycentric coordinates. The proposed technique is illustrated on the spring-mass-dashpot and the benchmark floating oscillator problem undergoing a rest-to-rest maneuver. It is shown that the results of the linear programming problem are nearly identical to that of the nonlinear programming problem.


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