The penalty function method, presented many years ago, is an important nu- merical method for the mathematical programming problems. In this article, we propose a dual-relax penalty function approach, which is signifi...The penalty function method, presented many years ago, is an important nu- merical method for the mathematical programming problems. In this article, we propose a dual-relax penalty function approach, which is significantly different from penalty func- tion approach existing for solving the bilevel programming, to solve the nonlinear bilevel programming with linear lower level problem. Our algorithm will redound to the error analysis for computing an approximate solution to the bilevel programming. The error estimate is obtained among the optimal objective function value of the dual-relax penalty problem and of the original bilevel programming problem. An example is illustrated to show the feasibility of the proposed approach.展开更多
An exact augmented Lagrangian function for the nonlinear nonconvex programming problems with inequality constraints was discussed. Under suitable hypotheses, the relationship was established between the local unconstr...An exact augmented Lagrangian function for the nonlinear nonconvex programming problems with inequality constraints was discussed. Under suitable hypotheses, the relationship was established between the local unconstrained minimizers of the augmented Lagrangian function on the space of problem variables and the local minimizers of the original constrained problem. Furthermore, under some assumptions, the relationship was also established between the global solutions of the augmented Lagrangian function on some compact subset of the space of problem variables and the global solutions of the constrained problem. Therefore, f^om the theoretical point of view, a solution of the inequality constrained problem and the corresponding values of the Lagrange multipliers can be found by the well-known method of multipliers which resort to the unconstrained minimization of the augmented Lagrangian function presented.展开更多
We propose an exact penalty approach for solving mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems by converting a general MINLP problem to a finite sequence of nonlinear programming (NLP) problems with only contin...We propose an exact penalty approach for solving mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems by converting a general MINLP problem to a finite sequence of nonlinear programming (NLP) problems with only continuous variables. We express conditions of exactness for MINLP problems and show how the exact penalty approach can be extended to constrained problems.展开更多
A penalized interior point approach for constrained nonlinear programming is examined in this work. To overcome the difficulty of initialization for the interior point method, a problem equivalent to the primal proble...A penalized interior point approach for constrained nonlinear programming is examined in this work. To overcome the difficulty of initialization for the interior point method, a problem equivalent to the primal problem via incorporating an auxiliary variable is constructed. A combined approach of logarithm barrier and quadratic penalty function is proposed to solve the problem. Based on Newton＇s method, the global convergence of interior point and line search algorithm is proven. Only a finite number of iterations is required to reach an approximate optimal solution. Numerical tests are given to show the effectiveness of the method.展开更多
In this paper,we improve the algorithm proposed by T.F.Colemen and A.R.Conn in paper [1]. It is shown that the improved algorithm is possessed of global convergence and under some conditions it can obtain locally supp...In this paper,we improve the algorithm proposed by T.F.Colemen and A.R.Conn in paper [1]. It is shown that the improved algorithm is possessed of global convergence and under some conditions it can obtain locally supperlinear convergence which is not possessed by the original algorithm.展开更多
The algorithm proposed by T. F. Colemen and A. R. Conn is improved in this paper, and the improved algorithm can solve nonlinear programming problem with quality constraints. It is shown that the improved algorithm po...The algorithm proposed by T. F. Colemen and A. R. Conn is improved in this paper, and the improved algorithm can solve nonlinear programming problem with quality constraints. It is shown that the improved algorithm possesses global convergence, and under some conditions, it possesses locally supperlinear convergence.展开更多
In this papert a recursive quadratic programming algorithm is proposed andstudied.The line search functions used are Han's nondifferentiable penalty functionswith a second order penalty term. In order to avoid mar...In this papert a recursive quadratic programming algorithm is proposed andstudied.The line search functions used are Han's nondifferentiable penalty functionswith a second order penalty term. In order to avoid maratos effect,Fukushima's mixeddirection is used as the direction of line search.Finallyt we prove the global convergenceand the local second order convergence of the algorithm.展开更多
In this paper,following the method of replacing the lower level problem with its Kuhn-Tucker optimality condition,we transform the nonlinear bilevel programming problem into a normal nonlinear programming problem with...In this paper,following the method of replacing the lower level problem with its Kuhn-Tucker optimality condition,we transform the nonlinear bilevel programming problem into a normal nonlinear programming problem with the complementary slackness constraint condition.Then,we get the penalized problem of the normal nonlinear programming problem by appending the complementary slackness condition to the upper level objective with a penalty.We prove that this penalty function is exact and the penalized problem and the nonlinear bilevel programming problem have the same global optimal solution set.Finally,we propose an algorithm for the nonlinear bilevel programming problem.The numerical results show that the algorithm is feasible and efficient.展开更多
This paper presents a new method, called the "aggregate function" method, for solvingnonlinear programming problems. At first, we use the "maximum" constraint in place of theoriginal constraint set...This paper presents a new method, called the "aggregate function" method, for solvingnonlinear programming problems. At first, we use the "maximum" constraint in place of theoriginal constraint set to convert a multi-constrained optimization problem to a non-smoothbut singly constrained problem; we then employ the surrogate constraint concept and themaximum entropy principle to derive a smooth function, by which the non-smooth maximumconstraint is approximated and the original problem is converted to a smooth and singly con-strained problem; furthermore, we develop a multiplier penalty algorithm. The presentalgorithm has merits of stable and fast convergence and ease of computer implementation,and is particularly suitable to solving a nonlinear programming problem with a large num-ber of constraints.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China (70771080)Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education (10YJC630233)
文摘The penalty function method, presented many years ago, is an important nu- merical method for the mathematical programming problems. In this article, we propose a dual-relax penalty function approach, which is significantly different from penalty func- tion approach existing for solving the bilevel programming, to solve the nonlinear bilevel programming with linear lower level problem. Our algorithm will redound to the error analysis for computing an approximate solution to the bilevel programming. The error estimate is obtained among the optimal objective function value of the dual-relax penalty problem and of the original bilevel programming problem. An example is illustrated to show the feasibility of the proposed approach.
文摘An exact augmented Lagrangian function for the nonlinear nonconvex programming problems with inequality constraints was discussed. Under suitable hypotheses, the relationship was established between the local unconstrained minimizers of the augmented Lagrangian function on the space of problem variables and the local minimizers of the original constrained problem. Furthermore, under some assumptions, the relationship was also established between the global solutions of the augmented Lagrangian function on some compact subset of the space of problem variables and the global solutions of the constrained problem. Therefore, f^om the theoretical point of view, a solution of the inequality constrained problem and the corresponding values of the Lagrange multipliers can be found by the well-known method of multipliers which resort to the unconstrained minimization of the augmented Lagrangian function presented.
文摘We propose an exact penalty approach for solving mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems by converting a general MINLP problem to a finite sequence of nonlinear programming (NLP) problems with only continuous variables. We express conditions of exactness for MINLP problems and show how the exact penalty approach can be extended to constrained problems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10771133)the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant Nos.J50101, S30104)
文摘A penalized interior point approach for constrained nonlinear programming is examined in this work. To overcome the difficulty of initialization for the interior point method, a problem equivalent to the primal problem via incorporating an auxiliary variable is constructed. A combined approach of logarithm barrier and quadratic penalty function is proposed to solve the problem. Based on Newton＇s method, the global convergence of interior point and line search algorithm is proven. Only a finite number of iterations is required to reach an approximate optimal solution. Numerical tests are given to show the effectiveness of the method.
文摘In this paper,we improve the algorithm proposed by T.F.Colemen and A.R.Conn in paper [1]. It is shown that the improved algorithm is possessed of global convergence and under some conditions it can obtain locally supperlinear convergence which is not possessed by the original algorithm.
基金the National+4 种基金 Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The algorithm proposed by T. F. Colemen and A. R. Conn is improved in this paper, and the improved algorithm can solve nonlinear programming problem with quality constraints. It is shown that the improved algorithm possesses global convergence, and under some conditions, it possesses locally supperlinear convergence.
文摘In this papert a recursive quadratic programming algorithm is proposed andstudied.The line search functions used are Han's nondifferentiable penalty functionswith a second order penalty term. In order to avoid maratos effect,Fukushima's mixeddirection is used as the direction of line search.Finallyt we prove the global convergenceand the local second order convergence of the algorithm.
基金Supported by the Key Project on Science and Technology of Hubei Provincial Department of Education (D20103001)
文摘In this paper,following the method of replacing the lower level problem with its Kuhn-Tucker optimality condition,we transform the nonlinear bilevel programming problem into a normal nonlinear programming problem with the complementary slackness constraint condition.Then,we get the penalized problem of the normal nonlinear programming problem by appending the complementary slackness condition to the upper level objective with a penalty.We prove that this penalty function is exact and the penalized problem and the nonlinear bilevel programming problem have the same global optimal solution set.Finally,we propose an algorithm for the nonlinear bilevel programming problem.The numerical results show that the algorithm is feasible and efficient.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘This paper presents a new method, called the "aggregate function" method, for solvingnonlinear programming problems. At first, we use the "maximum" constraint in place of theoriginal constraint set to convert a multi-constrained optimization problem to a non-smoothbut singly constrained problem; we then employ the surrogate constraint concept and themaximum entropy principle to derive a smooth function, by which the non-smooth maximumconstraint is approximated and the original problem is converted to a smooth and singly con-strained problem; furthermore, we develop a multiplier penalty algorithm. The presentalgorithm has merits of stable and fast convergence and ease of computer implementation,and is particularly suitable to solving a nonlinear programming problem with a large num-ber of constraints.
