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vtkAmoebaMinimizer Class Reference

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#include <vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h>

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Public Types

typedef vtkObject Superclass
 

Public Member Functions

virtual vtkTypeBool IsA (const char *type)
 Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.
 
vtkAmoebaMinimizerNewInstance () const
 
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.
 
void SetFunction (void(*f)(void *), void *arg)
 Specify the function to be minimized.
 
void SetFunctionArgDelete (void(*f)(void *))
 Set a function to call when a void* argument is being discarded.
 
const char * GetParameterName (int i)
 For completeness, an unchecked method to get the name for particular parameter (the result will be nullptr if no name was set).
 
int GetNumberOfParameters ()
 Get the number of parameters that have been set.
 
void Initialize ()
 Initialize the minimizer.
 
virtual void Minimize ()
 Iterate until the minimum is found to within the specified tolerance, or until the MaxIterations has been reached.
 
virtual int Iterate ()
 Perform one iteration of minimization.
 
void EvaluateFunction ()
 Evaluate the function.
 
void SetParameterValue (const char *name, double value)
 Set the initial value for the specified parameter.
 
void SetParameterValue (int i, double value)
 Set the initial value for the specified parameter.
 
void SetParameterScale (const char *name, double scale)
 Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.
 
double GetParameterScale (const char *name)
 Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.
 
void SetParameterScale (int i, double scale)
 Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.
 
double GetParameterScale (int i)
 Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.
 
double GetParameterValue (const char *name)
 Get the value of a parameter at the current stage of the minimization.
 
double GetParameterValue (int i)
 Get the value of a parameter at the current stage of the minimization.
 
virtual void SetFunctionValue (double)
 Get the function value resulting from the minimization.
 
double GetFunctionValue ()
 Get the function value resulting from the minimization.
 
virtual void SetContractionRatio (double)
 Set the amoeba contraction ratio.
 
virtual double GetContractionRatio ()
 Set the amoeba contraction ratio.
 
virtual void SetExpansionRatio (double)
 Set the amoeba expansion ratio.
 
virtual double GetExpansionRatio ()
 Set the amoeba expansion ratio.
 
virtual void SetTolerance (double)
 Specify the value tolerance to aim for during the minimization.
 
virtual double GetTolerance ()
 Specify the value tolerance to aim for during the minimization.
 
virtual void SetParameterTolerance (double)
 Specify the parameter tolerance to aim for during the minimization.
 
virtual double GetParameterTolerance ()
 Specify the parameter tolerance to aim for during the minimization.
 
virtual void SetMaxIterations (int)
 Specify the maximum number of iterations to try before giving up.
 
virtual int GetMaxIterations ()
 Specify the maximum number of iterations to try before giving up.
 
virtual int GetIterations ()
 Return the number of iterations that have been performed.
 
virtual int GetFunctionEvaluations ()
 Return the number of times that the function has been evaluated.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
 vtkBaseTypeMacro (vtkObject, vtkObjectBase)
 
virtual void DebugOn ()
 Turn debugging output on.
 
virtual void DebugOff ()
 Turn debugging output off.
 
bool GetDebug ()
 Get the value of the debug flag.
 
void SetDebug (bool debugFlag)
 Set the value of the debug flag.
 
virtual void Modified ()
 Update the modification time for this object.
 
virtual vtkMTimeType GetMTime ()
 Return this object's modified time.
 
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.
 
void RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)
 
void RemoveObservers (unsigned long event)
 
void RemoveObservers (const char *event)
 
void RemoveAllObservers ()
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (unsigned long event)
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (const char *event)
 
int InvokeEvent (unsigned long event)
 
int InvokeEvent (const char *event)
 
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
unsigned long AddObserver (const char *event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
vtkCommandGetCommand (unsigned long tag)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
void RemoveObserver (vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
void RemoveObservers (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
void RemoveObservers (const char *event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (const char *event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object.
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(), float priority=0.0f)
 Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events.
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(vtkObject *, unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
 Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events.
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, bool(T::*callback)(vtkObject *, unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
 Allow user to set the AbortFlagOn() with the return value of the callback method.
 
int InvokeEvent (unsigned long event, void *callData)
 This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not.
 
int InvokeEvent (const char *event, void *callData)
 This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
const char * GetClassName () const
 Return the class name as a string.
 
virtual vtkTypeBool IsA (const char *name)
 Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.
 
virtual vtkIdType GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBase (const char *name)
 Given the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class).
 
virtual void Delete ()
 Delete a VTK object.
 
virtual void FastDelete ()
 Delete a reference to this object.
 
void InitializeObjectBase ()
 
void Print (ostream &os)
 Print an object to an ostream.
 
virtual void Register (vtkObjectBase *o)
 Increase the reference count (mark as used by another object).
 
virtual void UnRegister (vtkObjectBase *o)
 Decrease the reference count (release by another object).
 
int GetReferenceCount ()
 Return the current reference count of this object.
 
void SetReferenceCount (int)
 Sets the reference count.
 
bool GetIsInMemkind () const
 A local state flag that remembers whether this object lives in the normal or extended memory space.
 
virtual void PrintHeader (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.
 
virtual void PrintTrailer (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.
 

Static Public Member Functions

static vtkAmoebaMinimizerNew ()
 
static vtkTypeBool IsTypeOf (const char *type)
 
static vtkAmoebaMinimizerSafeDownCast (vtkObjectBase *o)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
static vtkObjectNew ()
 Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on.
 
static void BreakOnError ()
 This method is called when vtkErrorMacro executes.
 
static void SetGlobalWarningDisplay (int val)
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.
 
static void GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.
 
static void GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.
 
static int GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkTypeBool IsTypeOf (const char *name)
 Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.
 
static vtkIdType GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBaseType (const char *name)
 Given a the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class).
 
static vtkObjectBaseNew ()
 Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on.
 
static void SetMemkindDirectory (const char *directoryname)
 The name of a directory, ideally mounted -o dax, to memory map an extended memory space within.
 
static bool GetUsingMemkind ()
 A global state flag that controls whether vtkObjects are constructed in the usual way (the default) or within the extended memory space.
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual vtkObjectBaseNewInstanceInternal () const
 
 vtkAmoebaMinimizer ()
 
 ~vtkAmoebaMinimizer () override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
 vtkObject ()
 
 ~vtkObject () override
 
void RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override
 
void UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override
 
void InternalGrabFocus (vtkCommand *mouseEvents, vtkCommand *keypressEvents=nullptr)
 These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events.
 
void InternalReleaseFocus ()
 These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
 vtkObjectBase ()
 
virtual ~vtkObjectBase ()
 
virtual void RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check)
 
virtual void UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check)
 
virtual void ReportReferences (vtkGarbageCollector *)
 
 vtkObjectBase (const vtkObjectBase &)
 
void operator= (const vtkObjectBase &)
 

Protected Attributes

void(* Function )(void *)
 
void(* FunctionArgDelete )(void *)
 
void * FunctionArg
 
int NumberOfParameters
 
char ** ParameterNames
 
double * ParameterValues
 
double * ParameterScales
 
double FunctionValue
 
double ContractionRatio
 
double ExpansionRatio
 
double Tolerance
 
double ParameterTolerance
 
int MaxIterations
 
int Iterations
 
int FunctionEvaluations
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObject
bool Debug
 
vtkTimeStamp MTime
 
vtkSubjectHelper * SubjectHelper
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObjectBase
std::atomic< int32_t > ReferenceCount
 
vtkWeakPointerBase ** WeakPointers
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkMallocingFunction GetCurrentMallocFunction ()
 
static vtkReallocingFunction GetCurrentReallocFunction ()
 
static vtkFreeingFunction GetCurrentFreeFunction ()
 
static vtkFreeingFunction GetAlternateFreeFunction ()
 

Detailed Description

nonlinear optimization with a simplex

vtkAmoebaMinimizer will modify a set of parameters in order to find the minimum of a specified function. The method used is commonly known as the amoeba method, it constructs an n-dimensional simplex in parameter space (i.e. a tetrahedron if the number or parameters is 3) and moves the vertices around parameter space until a local minimum is found. The amoeba method is robust, reasonably efficient, but is not guaranteed to find the global minimum if several local minima exist.

Definition at line 35 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Superclass

Definition at line 39 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ vtkAmoebaMinimizer()

vtkAmoebaMinimizer::vtkAmoebaMinimizer ( )
protected

◆ ~vtkAmoebaMinimizer()

vtkAmoebaMinimizer::~vtkAmoebaMinimizer ( )
overrideprotected

Member Function Documentation

◆ New()

static vtkAmoebaMinimizer * vtkAmoebaMinimizer::New ( )
static

◆ IsTypeOf()

static vtkTypeBool vtkAmoebaMinimizer::IsTypeOf ( const char *  type)
static

◆ IsA()

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkAmoebaMinimizer::IsA ( const char *  name)
virtual

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.

Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkObjectBase.

◆ SafeDownCast()

static vtkAmoebaMinimizer * vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SafeDownCast ( vtkObjectBase o)
static

◆ NewInstanceInternal()

virtual vtkObjectBase * vtkAmoebaMinimizer::NewInstanceInternal ( ) const
protectedvirtual

◆ NewInstance()

vtkAmoebaMinimizer * vtkAmoebaMinimizer::NewInstance ( ) const

◆ PrintSelf()

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::PrintSelf ( ostream &  os,
vtkIndent  indent 
)
overridevirtual

Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.

Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

◆ SetFunction()

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetFunction ( void(*)(void *)  f,
void *  arg 
)

Specify the function to be minimized.

When this function is called, it must get the parameter values by calling GetParameterValue() for each parameter, and then must call SetFunctionValue() to tell the minimizer what the result of the function evaluation was. The number of function evaluations used for the minimization can be retrieved using GetFunctionEvaluations().

◆ SetFunctionArgDelete()

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetFunctionArgDelete ( void(*)(void *)  f)

Set a function to call when a void* argument is being discarded.

◆ SetParameterValue() [1/2]

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetParameterValue ( const char *  name,
double  value 
)

Set the initial value for the specified parameter.

Calling this function for any parameter will reset the Iterations and the FunctionEvaluations counts to zero. You must also use SetParameterScale() to specify the step size by which the parameter will be modified during the minimization. It is preferable to specify parameters by name, rather than by number.

◆ SetParameterValue() [2/2]

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetParameterValue ( int  i,
double  value 
)

Set the initial value for the specified parameter.

Calling this function for any parameter will reset the Iterations and the FunctionEvaluations counts to zero. You must also use SetParameterScale() to specify the step size by which the parameter will be modified during the minimization. It is preferable to specify parameters by name, rather than by number.

◆ SetParameterScale() [1/2]

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetParameterScale ( const char *  name,
double  scale 
)

Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.

the initial amount by which the parameter will be modified during the search for the minimum. It is preferable to identify scalars by name rather than by number.

◆ GetParameterScale() [1/2]

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterScale ( const char *  name)

Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.

the initial amount by which the parameter will be modified during the search for the minimum. It is preferable to identify scalars by name rather than by number.

◆ SetParameterScale() [2/2]

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetParameterScale ( int  i,
double  scale 
)

Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.

the initial amount by which the parameter will be modified during the search for the minimum. It is preferable to identify scalars by name rather than by number.

◆ GetParameterScale() [2/2]

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterScale ( int  i)
inline

Set the scale to use when modifying a parameter, i.e.

the initial amount by which the parameter will be modified during the search for the minimum. It is preferable to identify scalars by name rather than by number.

Definition at line 82 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ GetParameterValue() [1/2]

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterValue ( const char *  name)

Get the value of a parameter at the current stage of the minimization.

Call this method within the function that you are minimizing in order to get the current parameter values. It is preferable to specify parameters by name rather than by index.

◆ GetParameterValue() [2/2]

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterValue ( int  i)
inline

Get the value of a parameter at the current stage of the minimization.

Call this method within the function that you are minimizing in order to get the current parameter values. It is preferable to specify parameters by name rather than by index.

Definition at line 93 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ GetParameterName()

const char * vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterName ( int  i)
inline

For completeness, an unchecked method to get the name for particular parameter (the result will be nullptr if no name was set).

Definition at line 100 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ GetNumberOfParameters()

int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetNumberOfParameters ( )
inline

Get the number of parameters that have been set.

Definition at line 105 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ Initialize()

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Initialize ( )

Initialize the minimizer.

This will reset the number of parameters to zero so that the minimizer can be reused.

◆ Minimize()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Minimize ( )
virtual

Iterate until the minimum is found to within the specified tolerance, or until the MaxIterations has been reached.

◆ Iterate()

virtual int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Iterate ( )
virtual

Perform one iteration of minimization.

Returns zero if the tolerance stopping criterion has been met.

◆ SetFunctionValue()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetFunctionValue ( double  )
virtual

Get the function value resulting from the minimization.

◆ GetFunctionValue()

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetFunctionValue ( )
inline

Get the function value resulting from the minimization.

Definition at line 130 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ SetContractionRatio()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetContractionRatio ( double  )
virtual

Set the amoeba contraction ratio.

The default value of 0.5 gives fast convergence, but larger values such as 0.6 or 0.7 provide greater stability.

◆ GetContractionRatio()

virtual double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetContractionRatio ( )
virtual

Set the amoeba contraction ratio.

The default value of 0.5 gives fast convergence, but larger values such as 0.6 or 0.7 provide greater stability.

◆ SetExpansionRatio()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetExpansionRatio ( double  )
virtual

Set the amoeba expansion ratio.

The default value is 2.0, which provides rapid expansion. Values between 1.1 and 2.0 are valid.

◆ GetExpansionRatio()

virtual double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetExpansionRatio ( )
virtual

Set the amoeba expansion ratio.

The default value is 2.0, which provides rapid expansion. Values between 1.1 and 2.0 are valid.

◆ SetTolerance()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetTolerance ( double  )
virtual

Specify the value tolerance to aim for during the minimization.

◆ GetTolerance()

virtual double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetTolerance ( )
virtual

Specify the value tolerance to aim for during the minimization.

◆ SetParameterTolerance()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetParameterTolerance ( double  )
virtual

Specify the parameter tolerance to aim for during the minimization.

◆ GetParameterTolerance()

virtual double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetParameterTolerance ( )
virtual

Specify the parameter tolerance to aim for during the minimization.

◆ SetMaxIterations()

virtual void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::SetMaxIterations ( int  )
virtual

Specify the maximum number of iterations to try before giving up.

◆ GetMaxIterations()

virtual int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetMaxIterations ( )
virtual

Specify the maximum number of iterations to try before giving up.

◆ GetIterations()

virtual int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetIterations ( )
virtual

Return the number of iterations that have been performed.

This is not necessarily the same as the number of function evaluations.

◆ GetFunctionEvaluations()

virtual int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::GetFunctionEvaluations ( )
virtual

Return the number of times that the function has been evaluated.

◆ EvaluateFunction()

void vtkAmoebaMinimizer::EvaluateFunction ( )

Evaluate the function.

This is usually called internally by the minimization code, but it is provided here as a public method.

Member Data Documentation

◆ Function

void(* vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Function) (void *)
protected

Definition at line 201 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ FunctionArgDelete

void(* vtkAmoebaMinimizer::FunctionArgDelete) (void *)
protected

Definition at line 202 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ FunctionArg

void* vtkAmoebaMinimizer::FunctionArg
protected

Definition at line 203 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ NumberOfParameters

int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::NumberOfParameters
protected

Definition at line 205 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ParameterNames

char** vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ParameterNames
protected

Definition at line 206 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ParameterValues

double* vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ParameterValues
protected

Definition at line 207 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ParameterScales

double* vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ParameterScales
protected

Definition at line 208 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ FunctionValue

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::FunctionValue
protected

Definition at line 209 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ContractionRatio

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ContractionRatio
protected

Definition at line 211 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ExpansionRatio

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ExpansionRatio
protected

Definition at line 212 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ Tolerance

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Tolerance
protected

Definition at line 214 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ ParameterTolerance

double vtkAmoebaMinimizer::ParameterTolerance
protected

Definition at line 215 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ MaxIterations

int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::MaxIterations
protected

Definition at line 216 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ Iterations

int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::Iterations
protected

Definition at line 217 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.

◆ FunctionEvaluations

int vtkAmoebaMinimizer::FunctionEvaluations
protected

Definition at line 218 of file vtkAmoebaMinimizer.h.


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