Method for optimizing a continuous complex system using a set of vertices and dynamic hierarchical constraints

摘要

A method optimizes a system. Performances of design parameters of an objective function modeling the system are represented in a multi-dimensional search space. A set of vertices are positioned in the search space. Each vertex has an associated one of the performances. The vertices in the set are sorted in a worst to best performance order. Each vertex in the ordered set is moved to a next position if the performance at the next position is better than a current performance of the vertex. The sorting and moving are repeated in a cycle until a termination condition is reached.