Course Objective

Engineers and scientists taking this class should already be knowledgeable on how to use Isight to create workflows in the Design Gateway and execute them in the Runtime Gateway.

This course teaches the users about nonlinear optimization theories and applications. Workshops will be conducted to demonstrate the capabilities of different algorithms. This course will use many of the Isight optimization techniques. Some modern optimization techniques that are not included in Isight will also be discussed.

Course Agenda

Day One

• Introduction & Isight Demonstration
• Isight Overview
• Optimization Introduction
  • Problem Formulation
  • Terminology
• Searching the Design Space - Optimization
  • Gradient Techniques
  • Pattern Search Techniques

Day Two

• Exploratory Technique
• Multi-Objective Optimization
• Optimization Introduction
  • Problem Formulation
  • Terminology
• Optimization Plans
  
  • Nested Exploration
  • Strategy
  • From DOE to Approximation to Optimzation
  • Expert System
• Multidisciplinary Optimization

Please note that the actual course agenda may vary depending on location.