Researching with the Optimization Lab
The transmission through a lossless 3-port ferrite circulator requires that identical tuning elements be placed in each arm for impedance matching. In order to find the best material for these elements, the Optimization Lab finds the appropriate operating permittivity.
The Optimization Lab makes it easy to perform the large-scale optimization of problems in areas ranging from traditional engineering disciplines, such as structural mechanics and chemical engineering, to emerging technologies such as bioengineering and MEMS. It offers:
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Choice of best solver—A routine automatically selects the best solver type (SNOPT or SQOPT)
for a given optimization problem:
- Constrained problems—Linear, quadratic and nonlinear, as well as linear and nonlinear least-squares
- Unconstrained problems—Contains the Nelder-Mead search algorithm
- Integration with COMSOL Multiphysics—By using this lab together with other members of the COMSOL product family, engineers and scientists can perform optimization of time- and space-dependent multiphysics problems
- Integration with COMSOL Script—The Optimization Lab is also fully integrated with the COMSOL Script environment, which provides an open and extensible scripting tool for further technical computing, data analysis, and visualization