com.mockturtlesolutions.snifflib.invprobs

Class VisualScalarOptimizer

java.lang.Object

com.mockturtlesolutions.snifflib.invprobs.VisualScalarOptimizer

Direct Known Subclasses:

DiffEvol, NMSimplex

public abstract class VisualScalarOptimizer
extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class specifies the visuallyConfigure and visualDiagnostics methods which any implementing subclass must implement giving visual (GUI) interface to the optimizer.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected DblParamSet	InitialGuess
protected OptimizableScalar	Model
protected int	NumParams

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VisualScalarOptimizer(OptimizableScalar Model, DblParamSet InitGuess) Construct an optimizer using a model and an initial guess.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract DblParamSet	getBestEstimate() Get the estimated parameter value at the estimated parameter value.
abstract DblMatrix	getBestValue() Get the scalar value at the estimated parameter value.
abstract void	solve() Estimate the parameters.
abstract void	visualDiagnostics() Typically this shows visually some convergence diagnostics.
abstract void	visuallyConfigure() Typically this allows setting of optimization settings and preferences related to performance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

InitialGuess

protected DblParamSet InitialGuess

NumParams

protected int NumParams

Model

protected OptimizableScalar Model

Constructor Detail

VisualScalarOptimizer

public VisualScalarOptimizer(OptimizableScalar Model,
                     DblParamSet InitGuess)

Construct an optimizer using a model and an initial guess.

Method Detail

solve

public abstract void solve()

Estimate the parameters.

getBestEstimate

public abstract DblParamSet getBestEstimate()

Get the estimated parameter value at the estimated parameter value.

getBestValue

public abstract DblMatrix getBestValue()

Get the scalar value at the estimated parameter value.

visuallyConfigure

public abstract void visuallyConfigure()

Typically this allows setting of optimization settings and preferences related to performance.

visualDiagnostics

public abstract void visualDiagnostics()

Typically this shows visually some convergence diagnostics.