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Optimization approaches to some problems of building design

Jiří Vala, Petra Jarošová (2018)

Applications of Mathematics

Advanced building design is a rather new interdisciplinary research branch, combining knowledge from physics, engineering, art and social science; its support from both theoretical and computational mathematics is needed. This paper shows an example of such collaboration, introducing a model problem of optimal heating in a low-energy house. Since all particular function values, needed for optimization are obtained as numerical solutions of an initial and boundary value problem for a sparse system...

Optimization of the shape and the location of the actuators in an internal control problem

Antoine Henrot, Hervé Maillot (2001)

Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana

Consideriamo un corpo Ω sottomesso ad una forza esterna data e del quale vogliamo controllare lo spostamento. Cerchiamo un rinforzo per minimizzare un funzionale che dipende dallo spostamento del corpo. L'insieme delle configurazioni ammissibili è un insieme di funzioni caratteristiche di sottodomini (un rinforzo ammissibile è un sottodominio con una rigidezza uguale ad uno) di volume prescritto. In tal caso, si ha bisogno di una versione rilassata del problema di ottimizzazione e si cerca una densità...

Optimization problems with convex epigraphs. Application to optimal control

Arkadii Kryazhimskii (2001)

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

For a class of infinite-dimensional minimization problems with nonlinear equality constraints, an iterative algorithm for finding global solutions is suggested. A key assumption is the convexity of the ''epigraph'', a set in the product of the image spaces of the constraint and objective functions. A convexification method involving randomization is used. The algorithm is based on the extremal shift control principle due to N.N. Krasovskii. An application to a problem of optimal control for a bilinear...

Optimizing the linear quadratic minimum-time problem for discrete distributed systems

Mostafa Rachik, Ahmed Abdelhak (2002)

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

With reference to the work of Verriest and Lewis (1991) on continuous finite-dimensional systems, the linear quadratic minimum-time problem is considered for discrete distributed systems and discrete distributed time delay systems. We treat the problem in two variants, with fixed and free end points. We consider a cost functional J which includes time, energy and precision terms, and then we investigate the optimal pair (N, u) which minimizes J.

Optimum beam design via stochastic programming

Eva Žampachová, Pavel Popela, Michal Mrázek (2010)

Kybernetika

The purpose of the paper is to discuss the applicability of stochastic programming models and methods to civil engineering design problems. In cooperation with experts in civil engineering, the problem concerning an optimal design of beam dimensions has been chosen. The corresponding mathematical model involves an ODE-type constraint, uncertain parameter related to the material characteristics and multiple criteria. As a~result, a~multi-criteria stochastic nonlinear optimization model is obtained....

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