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Autori principali: Wang, Tianyu, He, Xiaozhou, Noack, Bernd R.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05917
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author Wang, Tianyu
He, Xiaozhou
Noack, Bernd R.
author_facet Wang, Tianyu
He, Xiaozhou
Noack, Bernd R.
contents The Downhill Simplex Method (DSM) is a fast-converging derivative-free optimization technique for nonlinear systems. However, the optimization process is often subject to premature convergence due to degenerated simplices or noise-induced spurious minima. This study introduces a software package for the robust Downhill Simplex Method (rDSM), which incorporates two key enhancements. First, simplex degeneracy is detected and corrected by volume maximization under constraints. Second, the real objective value of noisy problems is estimated by reevaluating the long-standing points. Thus, rDSM improves the convergence of DSM, and may increase the applicability of DSM to higher dimensions, even in the presence of noise. The rDSM software package thus provides a robust and efficient solution for both analytical and experimental optimization scenarios. This methodological advancement extends the applicability of simplex-based optimization to complex experimental systems where gradient information remains inaccessible and measurement noise proves non-negligible.
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spellingShingle rDSM -- A robust Downhill Simplex Method software package for optimization problems in high dimensions
Wang, Tianyu
He, Xiaozhou
Noack, Bernd R.
Optimization and Control
The Downhill Simplex Method (DSM) is a fast-converging derivative-free optimization technique for nonlinear systems. However, the optimization process is often subject to premature convergence due to degenerated simplices or noise-induced spurious minima. This study introduces a software package for the robust Downhill Simplex Method (rDSM), which incorporates two key enhancements. First, simplex degeneracy is detected and corrected by volume maximization under constraints. Second, the real objective value of noisy problems is estimated by reevaluating the long-standing points. Thus, rDSM improves the convergence of DSM, and may increase the applicability of DSM to higher dimensions, even in the presence of noise. The rDSM software package thus provides a robust and efficient solution for both analytical and experimental optimization scenarios. This methodological advancement extends the applicability of simplex-based optimization to complex experimental systems where gradient information remains inaccessible and measurement noise proves non-negligible.
title rDSM -- A robust Downhill Simplex Method software package for optimization problems in high dimensions
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05917