Genetic Algorithm and Direct Search Toolbox™ 2.3

Latest Features

Version 2.3

Released: 01 Mar 2008
 

Version 2.3, part of Release 2008a, includes the following enhancements:

• New parallel computing support in genetic algorithm and pattern search solvers to allow simultaneous exploration of local solution space
• New automatic population generator for genetic algorithm solvers to provide well-dispersed initial populations satisfying linear constraints
• Genetic algorithm and pattern search GUIs combined into the existing Optimization Tool GUI
• Simulated annealing, threshold acceptance, and multiobjective genetic algorithms are now accessible through Optimization Tool GUI

See the Release Notes for details.

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Version 2.2

Released: 01 Sep 2007
 

Version 2.2, part of Release 2007b, includes the following enhancements:

• New multiobjective optimization using genetic algorithms to identify the Pareto-front, including optimization problems with linear and bound constraints and custom data types
• New hybrid option for combining multiobjective genetic algorithms with Optimization Toolbox functions
• Vectorized option enabled for genetic algorithms and pattern search functions with nonlinear constraints

See the Release Notes for details.

Version 2.1

Released: 01 Mar 2007
 

• New optimization functionality for performing simulated annealing and threshold acceptance for unconstrained and bound-constrained problems
  • Solve problems using adaptive simulated annealing, Boltzmann annealing, or fast annealing algorithms
  • Control acceptance criteria for simulated annealing problems at predetermined temperature levels using the threshold acceptance algorithm
  • Create custom functions to define annealing process, acceptance criteria, temperature schedule, plotting functions, or simulation output
  • Perform hybrid optimization by specifying another optimization method to run at defined intervals or at normal solver termination

• Enhanced genetic algorithm function syntax for consistency with other optimization solvers

See the Release Notes for details.

Version 2.0.2

Released: 01 Sep 2006
 
Version 2.0.2, part of Release 2006b, includes a number of bug fixes.
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Version 2.0.1

Released: 01 Mar 2006
 

Version 2.0.1, part of Release 2006a, includes a number of bug fixes. See the Release Notes for details.

Version 2.0

Released: 01 Sep 2005
 

• Ability for the genetic and direct search algorithms to solve optimization problems with nonlinear, linear, and bound constraints
• Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (MADS) algorithm
• Additional genetic algorithm options, including a new crossover function and a new mutation function to handle linear and bound constraints
• Additional hybrid function option that lets you use traditional optimization algorithms to refine solutions to constrained optimization problems
• Five new examples, including optimizing nonsmooth and stochastic objective functions and using the Distributed Computing Toolbox to improve genetic and direct search algorithm execution time

See the Release Notes for details.