Technische Optimalisatie: Concepten en Toepassingen

• Formulation of optimization problems

• Typical characteristics of optimization problems

• Minimization without constraints

• Constrained minimization

• Direct and gradient-based optimization algorithms

• Approximation concepts

• Sensitivity analysis

• Topology optimization

The course is concluded through an optimization project and report. This can be done individually or in pairs. Deadlines for handing in the final report will be announced at the start of the course.

Brightspace/MATLAB exercises and tests (optional) during education period. Also these can be done individually or in pairs.

To pass the course, the final grade must be 5.8 or higher. The final grade is determined by adding the obtained bonus to the report grade, followed by rounding to the nearest decimal. The maximum bonus score is 0.8. The bonus only applies to reports with grade >= 5.5 and submitted before the first report deadline.