• DocumentCode
    3079086
  • Title

    An optimization algorithm driven by probabilistic simulation

  • Author

    Maheshwari, S. ; Mukai, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Washington University, St.Louis, MO
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    10-12 Dec. 1986
  • Firstpage
    1703
  • Lastpage
    1705
  • Abstract
    In this short paper we present an algorithm for optimization problems in which the evaluation of the objective function and of its gradient requires Monte Carlo-type probabilistic simulation. The algorithm is based on the gradient method and the paper also presents its convergence analysis.
  • Keywords
    Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Approximation methods; Convergence; Cost function; Gradient methods; Network servers; Optimization methods; Space stations; Stochastic processes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control, 1986 25th IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens, Greece
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.1986.267226
  • Filename
    4049073