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On 18 Jun, 14:22, Jim Lux wrote:
Richard Clark wrote: On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:08:09 -0700, Jim Lux wrote: I think this is true of all optimizers.. The more complex the thing being optimized, the more difficult it is to have a generic interface that provides a way for the user to tell the optimizer what the constraints and desires are. In the limit, you wind up writing a program to implement the constraints, and another program to implement the evaluation function, and yet another program to take the optimized variables and turn it into a model which the modeling engine can run. Hi Jim, Arie, It goes WAY beyond that (as if there weren't enough problems). In the GA community, the introduction of unlimited variables leads to (very quickly with even a few of them) what is called "combinatorial explosion." A second issue (and it seems that Arie probably has at least one algorithm to tackle this) is with an engine becoming stuck at a local minima or maxima. This false solution ignores a better one nearby (or further down the road) simply because it satisfied the criteria within a restricted region of a curve. Arthur's models quite obviously exhibit this last problem when his designs can be bested with mediocre examples that have been drawn from the dusty bookshelves. The science of GA has moved well beyond the Paleolithic era of AO. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC My comment was not so much about the details of the optimizers (for which you've given some typical problems) but with the difficulty of coming up with a generic optimizer that can manage generalized models, generalized constraints, etc. Since the underlying optimizer algorithms are available as canned packages/library routines in most cases, the hard work is in formulating the stuff that goes to the optimizer.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The bottom line is that if they are both based around the same theme then they should be similar. Buying a new shiny radio does not change the news supplied by the old radio. Ofcourse there are different types of optimisers, for instance the latest antenna program using NEC has an optimiser that can only be used for Yagi's where other optimisers are not so limited. Yes it may have the latest bells and whistles but if it is designed only for yagis then it wouldn't meet my needs. Regards Art |
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