Is there a way to run fmincon from a MATLAB function block in Simulink?

Hello everyone,

I am trying to run a constrained nonlinear optimization problem in Simulink. The results of this optimization are used in a dynamical system that runs in the same file. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to call fmincon from Simulink or, alternatively, a method to perform constrained optimization in Simulink.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Fernando

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

You can call it from Matlab function block

[Fernando]

Hello Azzi,

Thanks a lot for your answer. Do you mean the Interpreted MATLAB Function Block or the MATLAB Function Block? I tried with the second but it did not let me use function handles to eventually call fmincon. Another question if you do not mind, do you know what would be the output of the block if the optimization algorithm has not finished yet?

Thanks again,

Fernando