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This note tries to answer issues raised in Bhardwaj and Kumar (J Optim Theory Appl 163(2): 685-696, 2014). The research summarizes that the results obtained in Khan et al. (J Optim Theory Appl 159: 536-546, 2013) are sound and correct and it fulfills all the necessary requirements of its scope and objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper is devoted to the introduction of a new class of generalized set-valued nonlinear variational-like inequality problems in the setting of Banach spaces. By means of the notion of P- η -proximal mapping, we prove its equivalence with a class of generalized implicit Wiener–Hopf equations and employ the obtained equivalence relationship and Nadler's technique to suggest a new iterative algorithm for finding an approximate solution of the considered problem. The existence of solution and the strong convergence of the sequences generated by our proposed iterative algorithm to the solution of our considered problem are verified. The problem of finding a common element of the set of solutions of a generalized nonlinear variational-like inequality problem and the set of fixed points of a total asymptotically nonexpansive mapping is also investigated. The final section deals with the investigation and analysis of the main results appeared in Kazmi and Bhat (Appl Math Comput 166:164–180, 2005) and some comments relating to them are given. The results presented in this article extend and improve some known results in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Rufus P. Isaacs joined the RAND Corporation4. Santa Monica, California in 1948 and started to develop the theory of dynamic games in the early 1950s. Until winter 1954/55, when Isaacs left the RAND Corporation, he investigated two player. zero-sum dynamic games of the classic pursuit-evasion type. Prior to 1965, Isaacs published his theory only in internal RAND papers and research memoranda. In his first RAND paper (Ref. 1), Isaacs sketched the basic ideas of zero-sum dynamic game theory The ideas already included rudimentary precursors of the maximum principle, dynamic programming, and backward analysis. At the end of 1954 and the beginning of 1955. Isaacs summarized his research in four research memoranda (Refs. 3–6), which ten years later formed the basis of his famous book on Differential Games (Ref. 7). This paper survey's Isaacs' research with an emphasis on the early years of dynamic games. The readers are kindly invited to discuss the author's point of view. Comments and statements sent to the author will be summarized and published later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, we analyze a class of convex semi-infinite programming problems with arbitrary index sets defined by a finite number of nonlinear inequalities. The analysis is carried out by employing the constructive approach, which, in turn, relies on the notions of immobile indices and their immobility orders. Our previous work showcasing this approach includes a number of papers dealing with simpler cases of semi-infinite problems than the ones under consideration here. Key findings of the paper include the formulation and the proof of implicit and explicit optimality conditions under assumptions, which are less restrictive than the constraint qualifications traditionally used. In this perspective, the optimality conditions in question are also compared to those provided in the relevant literature. Finally, the way to formulate the obtained optimality conditions is demonstrated by applying the results of the paper to some special cases of the convex semi-infinite problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Under mild assumptions, we prove that any random multifunction can be represented as the set of minimizers of an infinitely many differentiable normal integrand, which preserves the convexity of the random multifunction. This result is an extended random version of work done by Azagra and Ferrera (Proc Am Math Soc 130(12):3687–3692, 2002). We provide several applications of this result to the approximation of random multifunctions and integrands. The paper ends with a characterization of the set of integrable selections of a measurable multifunction as the set of minimizers of an infinitely many differentiable integral function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present new second-order methods with convergence rate O k - 4 , where k is the iteration counter. This is faster than the existing lower bound for this type of schemes (Agarwal and Hazan in Proceedings of the 31st conference on learning theory, PMLR, pp. 774–792, 2018; Arjevani and Shiff in Math Program 178(1–2):327–360, 2019), which is O k - 7 / 2 . Our progress can be explained by a finer specification of the problem class. The main idea of this approach consists in implementation of the third-order scheme from Nesterov (Math Program 186:157–183, 2021) using the second-order oracle. At each iteration of our method, we solve a nontrivial auxiliary problem by a linearly convergent scheme based on the relative non-degeneracy condition (Bauschke et al. in Math Oper Res 42:330–348, 2016; Lu et al. in SIOPT 28(1):333–354, 2018). During this process, the Hessian of the objective function is computed once, and the gradient is computed O ln 1 ϵ times, where ϵ is the desired accuracy of the solution for our problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the tracking and almost disturbance decoupling problem of the nonlinear AMIRA ball and beam system based on the feedback linearization approach. The main contribution of this study is to construct a controller, under appropriate conditions, such that the resulting closed-loop system is valid for any initial condition and bounded tracking signal with the following characteristics: input-to-state stability with respect to disturbance inputs and almost disturbance decoupling. Two examples on the almost disturbance decoupling problem, which cannot be solved via Ref. 1, are proposed in this paper exploiting the fact that the tracking and the almost disturbance decoupling performances are easily achieved by our proposed approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a new sequential penalty algorithm, based on the L[sub ∞] exact penalty function, is proposed for a general nonlinear constrained optimization problem. The algorithm has the following characteristics: it can start from an arbitrary initial point; the feasibility of the subproblem is guaranteed; the penalty parameter is adjusted automatically; global convergence without any regularity assumption is proved. The update formula of the penalty parameter is new. It is proved that the algorithm proposed in this paper behaves equivalently to the standard SQP method after sufficiently many iterations. Hence, the local convergence results of the standard SQP method can be applied to this algorithm. Preliminary numerical experiments show the efficiency and stability of the algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this note, with reference to a paper by the same authors, we add an extra assumption, correct the statement of Lemma 2.1 and subsequently correct the proof of this lemma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 1909 when Brouwer proved the first fixed-point theorem named after him, the fixed-point results in various settings play an important role in the optimization theory and applications. This technique has proven to be indispensable for the proofs of multiple results related to the existence of solutions to numerous problems in the areas of optimization and approximation theory, differential equations, variational inequalities, complementary problems, equilibrium theory, game theory, mathematical economics, etc. It is also worthwhile to mention that the majority of problems of finding solutions (zero-points) of functions (operators) can be easily reduced to that of discovering of fixed points of properly modified mappings. Not only theoretical but also practical (algorithmic) developments are based on the fixed-point theory. For instance, the well-known simplicial (triangulation) algorithms help one to find the desired fixed points in a constructive way. That approach allows one to investigate the solvability of complicated problems arising in theory and applications. In this paper, making use of the triangulation technique, we extend some antipodal and fixed-point theorems to the case of nonconvex, more exactly, star-shaped sets. Also, similar extensions are made for set-valued mappings defined over star-shaped sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper studies a new class of problems of optimal control theory with Sturm-Liouville-type differential inclusions involving second-order linear self-adjoint differential operators. Our main goal is to derive the optimality conditions of Mayer problem for differential inclusions with initial point constraints. By using the discretization method guaranteeing transition to continuous problem, the discrete and discrete-approximation inclusions are investigated. Necessary and sufficient conditions, containing both the Euler-Lagrange and Hamiltonian-type inclusions and “transversality” conditions are derived. The idea for obtaining optimality conditions of Mayer problem is based on applying locally adjoint mappings. This approach provides several important equivalence results concerning locally adjoint mappings to Sturm-Liouville-type set-valued mappings. The result strengthens and generalizes to the problem with a second-order non-self-adjoint differential operator; a suitable choice of coefficients then transforms this operator to the desired Sturm-Liouville-type problem. In particular, if a positive-valued, scalar function specific to Sturm-Liouville differential inclusions is identically equal to one, we have immediately the optimality conditions for the second-order discrete and differential inclusions. Furthermore, practical applications of these results are demonstrated by optimization of some “linear” optimal control problems for which the Weierstrass-Pontryagin maximum condition is obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we introduce some concepts of convexity and semicontinuity for real set-valued mappings similar to those of real single-valued mappings. Then, we obtain different results on the existence of solutions of set-valued equilibrium problems generalizing in a common way several old ones for both single-valued and set-valued equilibrium problems. Applications to Browder variational inclusions, with weakened conditions on the involved set-valued operator, are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides the editorial policy of the "Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications." The journal publishes carefully selected papers covering mathematical optimization techniques and their applications to science and engineering. And it issues five types of contributions such as Survey Papers, Contributed Papers, and Technical Notes. Manuscripts, in triplicate, may be submitted to any of the Associate Editors or the Editor-in-Chief.

This paper devotes to the study of the equal allocation of nonseparable costs value for cooperative games. On the one hand, we show that the equal allocation of nonseparable costs value is the unique optimal solution that minimizes the total complaints for individual players over the pre-imputation set. On the other hand, analogously to the way of determining the Nucleolus, we obtain the equal allocation of nonseparable costs value by applying the lexicographic order over the individual complaints. Moreover, we offer alternative characterizations of the equal allocation of nonseparable costs value by proposing several new properties such as dual nullifying player property, dual dummifying player property and grand marginal contribution monotonicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with a parametric family of convex semi-infinite optimization problems for which linear perturbations of the objective function and continuous perturbations of the right-hand side of the constraint system are allowed. In this context, Cánovas et al. (SIAM J. Optim. 18:717–732, []) introduced a sufficient condition (called ENC in the present paper) for the strong Lipschitz stability of the optimal set mapping. Now, we show that ENC also entails high stability for the minimal subsets of indices involved in the KKT conditions, yielding a nice behavior not only for the optimal set mapping, but also for its inverse. Roughly speaking, points near optimal solutions are optimal for proximal parameters. In particular, this fact leads us to a remarkable simplification of a certain expression for the (metric) regularity modulus given in Cánovas et al. (J. Glob. Optim. 41:1–13, []) (and based on Ioffe (Usp. Mat. Nauk 55(3):103–162, []; Control Cybern. 32:543–554, [])), which provides a key step in further research oriented to find more computable expressions of this regularity modulus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider a stochastic variational inequality, in which the mapping involved is an expectation of a given random function. Inspired by the work of He (Appl Math Optim 35:69–76, 1997) and the extragradient method proposed by Iusem et al. (SIAM J Optim 29:175–206, 2019), we propose an infeasible projection algorithm with line search scheme, which can be viewed as a modification of the above-mentioned method of Iusem et al. In particular, in the correction step, we replace the projection by computing search direction and stepsize, that is, we need only one projection at each iteration, while the method of Iusem et al. requires two projections at each iteration. Moreover, we use dynamic sampled scheme with line search to cope with the absence of Lipschitz constant and choose the stepsize to be bounded away from zero and the direction to be a descent direction. In the process of stochastic approximation, we iteratively reduce the variance of a stochastic error. Under appropriate assumptions, we derive some properties related to convergence, convergence rate, and oracle complexity. In particular, compared with the method of Iusem et al., our method uses less projections and has the same iteration complexity, which, however, has a higher oracle complexity for a given tolerance in a finite dimensional space. Finally, we report some numerical experiments to show its efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes several globally convergent geometric optimization algorithms on Riemannian manifolds, which extend some existing geometric optimization techniques. Since any set of smooth constraints in the Euclidean space Rn (corresponding to constrained optimization) and the Rn space itself (corresponding to unconstrained optimization) are both special Riemannian manifolds, and since these algorithms are developed on general Riemannian manifolds, the techniques discussed in this paper provide a uniform framework for constrained and unconstrained optimization problems. Unlike some earlier works, the new algorithms have less restrictions in both convergence results and in practice. For example, global minimization in the one-dimensional search is not required. All the algorithms addressed in this paper are globally convergent. For some special Riemannian manifold other than Rn, the newalgorithms are very efficient. Convergence rates are obtained. Applications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the present paper, we consider the inequality constrained vector problem with continuously Fréchet differentiable objective functions and constraints. We obtain second-order necessary optimality conditions of Karush-Kuhn-Tucker type for weak efficiency. A new second-order constraint qualification of Zangwill type is introduced. It is applied in the optimality conditions. Some connections with other constraint qualifications are established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with equilibrium problems with nonlinear constraints. Exploiting a gap function which relies on a polyhedral approximation of the feasible region, we propose two descent methods. They are both based on the minimization of a suitable exact penalty function, but they use different rules for updating the penalization parameter and they rely on different types of line search. The convergence of both algorithms is proved under standard assumptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider a dynamic optimization problem involving a general switched system that evolves by switching between several subsystems of nonlinear delay-differential equations. The optimization variables in this system consist of: (1) the times at which the subsystem switches occur; and (2) a set of system parameters that influence the subsystem dynamics. We first establish the existence of the partial derivatives of the system state with respect to both the switching times and the system parameters. Then, on the basis of this result, we show that the gradient of the cost function can be computed by solving the state system forward in time followed by a costate system backward in time. This gradient computation procedure can be combined with any gradient-based optimization method to determine the optimal switching times and parameters. We propose an effective optimization algorithm based on this idea. Finally, we consider three numerical examples, one involving the 1,3-propanediol fed-batch production process, to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The zero propellant maneuver (ZPM) is an advanced space station, large angle attitude maneuver technique, using only control momentum gyroscopes (CMGs). Path planning is the key to success, and this paper studies the associated multi-objective optimization problem. Three types of maneuver optimal control problem are formulated: (i) momentum-optimal, (ii) time-optimal, and (iii) energy-optimal. A sensitivity analysis approach is used to study the Pareto optimal front and allows the tradeoffs between the performance indices to be investigated. For example, it is proved that the minimum peak momentum decreases as the maneuver time increases, and the minimum maneuver energy decreases if a larger momentum is available from the CMGs. The analysis is verified and complemented by the numerical computations. Among the three types of ZPM paths, the momentum-optimal solution and the time-optimal solution generally possess the same structure, and they are singular. The energy-optimal solution saves significant energy, while generally maintaining a smooth control profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study necessary optimality conditions for nonsmooth mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. We first show that, unlike the smooth case, the mathematical program with equilibrium constraints linear independent constraint qualification is not a constraint qualification for the strong stationary condition when the objective function is nonsmooth. We then focus on the study of the enhanced version of the Mordukhovich stationary condition, which is a weaker optimality condition than the strong stationary condition. We introduce the quasi-normality and several other new constraint qualifications and show that the enhanced Mordukhovich stationary condition holds under them. Finally, we prove that quasi-normality with regularity implies the existence of a local error bound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A one-sided limit order book is modeled as a noncooperative game for several players. Agents offer various quantities of an asset at different prices, competing to fulfill an incoming order, whose size is not known a priori. Players can have different payoff functions, reflecting different beliefs about the fundamental value of the asset and probability distribution of the random incoming order. In a previous paper, the existence of a Nash equilibrium was established by means of a fixed point argument. The main issue discussed in the present paper is whether this equilibrium can be obtained from the unique solution to a two-point boundary value problem, for a suitable system of discontinuous ordinary differential equations. Some additional assumptions are introduced, which yield a positive answer. In particular, this is true when there are exactly two players, or when all players assign the same exponential probability distribution to the incoming order. In both of these cases, we also prove that the Nash equilibrium is unique. A counterexample shows that these assumptions cannot be removed, in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, optimality conditions are presented and analyzed for the cardinality-constrained cone programming arising from finance, statistical regression, signal processing, etc. By introducing a restricted form of (strict) Robinson constraint qualification, the first-order optimality conditions for the cardinality-constrained cone programming are established based upon the properties of the normal cone. After characterizing further the second-order tangent set to the cardinality-constrained system, the second-order optimality conditions are also presented under some mild conditions. These proposed optimality conditions, to some extent, enrich the optimization theory for noncontinuous and nonconvex programming problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we prove the existence of the equilibrium in choice for games in choice form. Thus, we add to the research recently appeared in the scientific literature. In fact, our results link the most recent research to the older approaches of the games in normal-form and the qualitative games. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is concerned with partially observed risk-sensitive optimal control problems. Combining Girsanov’s theorem with a standard spike variational technique, we obtain some general maximum principles for the aforementioned problems. One of the distinctive differences between our results and the standard risk-neutral case is that the adjoint equations and variational inequalities strongly depend on a risk-sensitive parameter γ. Two examples are given to illustrate the applications of the theoretical results obtained in this paper. As a natural deduction, a general maximum principle is also obtained for a fully observed risk-sensitive case. At last, this result is applied to study a risk-sensitive optimal portfolio problem. An explicit optimal investment strategy and a cost functional are obtained. A numerical simulation result shows the influence of a risk-sensitive parameter on an optimal investment proportion; this coincides with its economic meaning and theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We found a minor error in the proof of paper “Universal Alignment Probability Revisited” by S.Y. Lin and Y.C. Ho (J. Optim. Theory Appl. 113(2):399–407, ). In this note, we give a counterexample and explain the reason. We also show that the conclusion of that paper is still correct despite this minor error. A new proof of the conclusion is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, ε-optimality conditions are given for a nonconvex programming problem which has an infinite number of constraints. The objective function and the constraint functions are supposed to be locally Lipschitz on a Banach space. In a first part, we introduce the concept of regular ε-solution and propose a generalization of the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions. These conditions are up to ε and are obtained by weakening the classical complementarity conditions. Furthermore, they are satisfied without assuming any constraint qualification. Then, we prove that these conditions are also sufficient for ε-optimality when the constraints are convex and the objective function is ε-semiconvex. In a second part, we define quasisaddlepoints associated with an ε-Lagrangian functional and we investigate their relationships with the generalized KKT conditions. In particular, we formulate a Wolfe-type dual problem which allows us to present ε-duality theorems and relationships between the KKT conditions and regular ε-solutions for the dual. Finally, we apply these results to two important infinite programming problems: the cone-constrained convex problem and the semidefinite programming problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Proximal-point algorithms (PPAs) are classical solvers for convex optimization problems and monotone variational inequalities (VIs). The proximal term in existing PPAs usually is the gradient of a certain function. This paper presents a class of PPA-based methods for monotone VIs. For a given current point, a proximal point is obtained via solving a PPA-like subproblem whose proximal term is linear but may not be the gradient of any functions. The new iterate is updated via an additional slight calculation. Global convergence of the method is proved under the same mild assumptions as the original PPA. Finally, profiting from the less restrictions on the linear proximal terms, we propose some parallel splitting augmented Lagrangian methods for structured variational inequalities with separable operators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interior point method (IPM) defines a search direction at an interior point of the feasible region. These search directions form a direction field, which in turn defines a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The solutions of the system of ODEs are called off-central paths, underlying paths lying in the interior of the feasible region. It is known that not all off-central paths are analytic, whether w.r.t. μ or $\sqrt{\mu}$ , where μ represents the duality gap, at a solution of a given semidefinite linear complementarity problem, SDLCP (Sim and Zhao, Math. Program. 110:475–499, ). In Sim and Zhao (J. Optim. Theory Appl. 137:11–25, ), we give a necessary and sufficient condition for when an off-central path is analytic as a function of $\sqrt{\mu}$ at a solution of a general SDLCP. It is then natural to ask about the analyticity of a SDLCP off-central path at a solution, as a function of μ. We investigate this in the current paper. Again, we work under the assumption that the given SDLCP satisfies strict complementarity condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationships among the central path in the context of semidefinite programming, generalized proximal-point method and Cauchy trajectory in a Riemannian manifolds is studied in this paper. First, it is proved that the central path associated to a general function is well defined. The convergence and characterization of its limit point is established for functions satisfying a certain continuity property. Also, the generalized proximal-point method is considered and it is proved that the correspondingly generated sequence is contained in the central path. As a consequence, both converge to the same point. Finally, it is proved that the central path coincides with the Cauchy trajectory in a Riemannian manifold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an observer design strategy is presented for a class of nonlinear systems with structural uncertainty. The modern geometric approach is exploited to simplify the system structure. Then, based on the Lyapunov direct method, a robust observer is proposed using the system internal dynamics structure and the distribution of the uncertainty structure. The bound on the uncertainty, which is employed in the observer design, is allowed to be nonlinear and have a more general form. Simulation shows that the proposed approach is effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We introduce the concept of positive proper efficient solutions to the generalized system in this paper. We show that, under some suitable conditions, the set of positive proper efficient solutions is dense in the set of efficient solutions to the generalized system. We discuss also the connectedness of the set of efficient solutions for the generalized system with monotone bifunctions in real locally convex Hausdorff topological vector spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We extend some results due to Thanh-Hao (Acta Math. Vietnam. 31: 283-289, 2006) and Noor (J. Optim. Theory Appl. 115:447-452, 2002). The first paper established a convergence theorem for the Tikhonov regularization method (TRM) applied to finite-dimensional pseudomonotone variational inequalities (VIs), answering in the affirmative an open question stated by Facchinei and Pang (Finite- Dimensional Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems, Springer, New York, 2003). The second paper discussed the application of the proximal point algorithm (PPA) to pseudomonotone VIs. In this paper, new facts on the convergence of TRM and PPA (both the exact and inexact versions of PPA) for pseudomonotone VIs in Hilbert spaces are obtained and a partial answer to a question stated in (Acta Math. Vietnam. 31:283-289, 2006) is given. As a byproduct, we show that the convergence theorem for inexact PPA applied to infinite-dimensional monotone variational inequalities can be proved without using the theory of maximal monotone operators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present a combined homotopy interior-point method for a general multiobjective programming problem. The algorithm generated by this method associated to Karush-Kuhn-Tucker points of the multiobjective programming problem is proved to be globally convergent under some basic assumptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we introduce the concept of feasible set for an equilibrium problem with a convex cone and generalize the notion of a Z-function for bifunctions. Under suitable assumptions, we derive some equivalence results of equilibrium problems, least element problems, and nonlinear programming problems. The results presented extend some results of [Riddell, R.C.: Equivalence of nonlinear complementarity problems and least element problems in Banach lattices. Math. Oper. Res. 6, 462—474 (1981)] to equilibrium problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Peaceman-Rachford and Douglas-Rachford operator splitting methods are advantageous for solving variational inequality problems, since they attack the original problems via solving a sequence of systems of smooth equations, which are much easier to solve than the variational inequalities. However, solving the subproblems exactly may be prohibitively difficult or even impossible. In this paper, we propose an inexact operator splitting method, where the subproblems are solved approximately with some relative error tolerance. Another contribution is that we adjust the scalar parameter automatically at each iteration and the adjustment parameter can be a positive constant, which makes the methods more practical and efficient. We prove the convergence of the method and present some preliminary computational results, showing that the proposed method is promising. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study the stabilization problem for a class of linear nonautonomous systems with norm-bounded controls. Using the Lyapunov function technique, we establish simple verifiable stabilizability conditions without solving any Riccati differential equation. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to pose and solve a simple class of coordinated motion problems that capture the following question; When is formation travel optimal? This class of problems is complementary to two related classes of problems that have received significant attention: close formation travel and the generation of flocking behavior. We pose and solve this problem for the case of two agents traversing a finite, connected graph. Two examples are provided, illustrating the application of the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we propose a design method of an observer-based controller for uncertain time-delay systems by delayed feedback. Based on the Lyapunov method, an LMI (linear matrix inequality) criterion is derived to design an observer-based controller which makes the system stable. A numerical example is included to illustrate the design procedure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper. the design problem of the dynamic output feedback controller for the asymptotic stabilization of a class of linear delay differential systems of the neutral type is considered. A criterion for the existence of such controller is derived based on the matrix inequality approach combined with the Lyapunov method. A parametrized characterization of the controller is given in terms of the feasible solutions to certain matrix inequalities, which can be solved by various convex optimization algorithms. A numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed design method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we deal with the determination of the entire set of Pareto solutions of location problems involving Q general criteria. These criteria include median, center, or centdian objective functions as particular instances. We characterize the set of Pareto solutions of all these multicriteria problems for any polyhedral gauge. An efficient algorithm is developed for the planar case and its complexity is established. Extensions to the nonconvex case are also considered. The proposed approach is more general than previously published approaches to multicriteria location problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A sufficient optimality criterion for linearly-constrained concave minimization problems is given in this paper. Our optimally criterion is based on the sensitivity analysis of the relaxed linear programming Problem. The main result is similar to that of Phillips and Rosen (Ref. 1); however, our proofs are simpler and constructive. In the Phillip and Rosen paper (Ref.1), they derived a sufficient optimality criterion for a slightly different linearly-constrained concave minimization problem using exponentially many linear programming problems. We introduce special test points and, using these for several cases, we are able to show optimally of the current basic solution. The sufficient optimality criterion described in this paper can be used as a stopping criterion for branch-and-bound algorithm developed for linearly-constrained concave minimization problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a primal-dual interior-point algorithm for solving general constrained nonlinear programming problems. The inequality constraints are incorporated into the objective function by means of a logarithmic barrier function. Also, satisfaction of the equality constraints is enforced through the use of an adaptive quadratic penalty function. The penalty parameter is determined using a strategy that ensures a descent property for a merit function. Global convergence of the algorithm is achieved through the monotonic decrease of a merit function. Finally, extensive computational results show that the algorithm can solve large and difficult problems in an efficient and robust way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]