SEARCH: An Interactive Computer Program for Optimizing Two-Variable, Unconstrained Experiments or Simulation.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a computer program that incorporates efficient techniques for solving optimization of experimental test or simulation models. The program is interactive and user-friendly. The program is written in Fortran but can be attach to any simulation model or experiment. The program is limited to two independent variables and one dependent variable. The algorithm of the main program is steepest ascent partan. The study compared several gradient methods and found 2-k factorial the most efficient. The study also concluded that Davies, Swann, and Campey (DSC) - Powell was the most useful line search. The study uses an improvement by Faix to the PARTAN method to eliminate the final linear search. The program is designed to efficiently solve second-order equations and less efficiently higher order equations. Keywords: Theses; Operations research; Factorial design; Computer program validation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA190593

Entities

People

  • Billy G. Ploetner

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Experimental Design
  • Factorial Design
  • Geometry
  • Linear Programming
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Operations Research