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Me4126d Optimization Methods in Engineering

This document provides an overview of the ME4126D Optimization Methods in Engineering course. The course is divided into 3 modules that cover topics such as formulation and classification of optimization problems, linear and non-linear optimization methods, and heuristic optimization algorithms. Module 1 introduces fundamental optimization concepts. Module 2 covers linear programming and integer programming methods. Module 3 discusses heuristic optimization methods and multi-objective optimization. The course aims to teach students how to formulate engineering problems as mathematical optimizations and apply various solution techniques and software.

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Me4126d Optimization Methods in Engineering

This document provides an overview of the ME4126D Optimization Methods in Engineering course. The course is divided into 3 modules that cover topics such as formulation and classification of optimization problems, linear and non-linear optimization methods, and heuristic optimization algorithms. Module 1 introduces fundamental optimization concepts. Module 2 covers linear programming and integer programming methods. Module 3 discusses heuristic optimization methods and multi-objective optimization. The course aims to teach students how to formulate engineering problems as mathematical optimizations and apply various solution techniques and software.

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ME4126D OPTIMIZATION METHODS IN

ENGINEERING
Pre-requisites: Nil
Total hours: 39
Slot: F
Economics is filled with optimization
problems

Consumers make Businesses make


buying decisions to hiring/capital Businesses make
maximize utility investment decisions to pricing decisions to
minimize costs maximize profits

We need some tools


to analyze these
optimization
problems
Consumers make Consumers make
labor decisions to savings decisions to
maximize utility maximize utility
Module 1: (13 hours)

• Introduction to optimization problem


• Classification of optimization problems
• Mathematical formulation of optimization problems,
• Engineering applications of optimization;
• Fundamental concepts in optimization: concave functions, convex
functions, local optima, global optima;
• Principles of optimization of unconstrained and constrained problems,
necessary and sufficient conditions of optimality.
Module 2: (15 hours)

• Linear programming methods of optimization: Simplex method, two-


phase method, duality concept, sensitivity analysis;
• Integer programming: branch-and-bound algorithm.
Algorithms for non-linear optimization problems:
• Algorithms for single variable optimization problems, golden section
search method, Newton-Raphson method;
• Algorithms for multi-variable optimization problems: steepest descent
method, quadratic programming; solving optimization problems using
solvers (Excel, LINGO, GAMS).
Module 3: (11 hours)

• Heuristic optimization methods: working principles of


• Genetic Algorithm,
• Simulated Annealing,
• Ant Colony Optimization, and
• Particle Swarm Optimization;
• Multi-objective optimization: concept of Pareto-optimality,
• Analytic hierarchy process for multi-criterion decision problems.
Course Outcomes

CO1: Formulate engineering problems as mathematical optimization


problems.

CO2: Explain the techniques of optimization for engineering problems.

CO3: Apply computer software to solve engineering optimization


problems.

CO4: Explain the heuristic optimization methods.


References
1. J. S. Arora, Introduction to Optimum Design, 3rd ed. Academic Press, 2011.
2. A. D. Belegundu and T. R. Chandrupatla, Optimization Concepts and
Applications in Engineering, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
3. K. Deb, Optimization for Engineering Design, 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall of India,
2011.
4. D. Nagesh Kumar, Optimization Methods. [online] Available:
http://nptel.ac.in/course.php .
5. S. S. Rao, Engineering Optimization, 3rd ed. New Age International, 2013.
6. A. Ravindran, K. M. Ragsdell, and G. V. Reklaitis, Engineering Optimization:
Methods and Applications, 2nd ed. Wiley India, 2006.
7. H. A. Taha, Operations Research: An introduction, 8th ed. Prentice-Hall of
India,1998.
8. W. L. Winston, Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms, 4th ed.
Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2004.

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