APPLICATION OF A CONTROL VECTOR PARAMETERIZATION METHOD USING AN INTERIOR POINT ALGORITHM

摘要

This paper explores the possibilities of using the combination of the state of the art nonlinear programming problem solver IPOPT and the initial value problem solver CVODES (incorporated in SUNDIALS) for the solution of dynamic optimization problems, also regarded as open loop optimal control problems (OCP). Recent works confirm the potential of IPOPT in solving large scale optimization problems and particularly in solving optimal control problems in the framework of the complete parameterization approach [12]. Here the OCP problems are solved using the control vector parameterization scheme and the advantages and disadvantages of the combination CVP + IPOPT + CVODES are evaluated through several examples.