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vnl_powell Class Reference

The ever-popular Powell minimizer. More...

#include <vnl_powell.h>

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Public Types

enum  ReturnCodes {
  ERROR_FAILURE = -1, ERROR_DODGY_INPUT = 0, CONVERGED_FTOL = 1, CONVERGED_XTOL = 2,
  CONVERGED_XFTOL = 3, CONVERGED_GTOL = 4, FAILED_TOO_MANY_ITERATIONS = 5, TOO_MANY_ITERATIONS = FAILED_TOO_MANY_ITERATIONS,
  FAILED_FTOL_TOO_SMALL = 6, FAILED_XTOL_TOO_SMALL = 7, FAILED_GTOL_TOO_SMALL = 8, FAILED_USER_REQUEST = 9
}
 Some generic return codes that apply to all minimizers. More...

Public Member Functions

 vnl_powell (vnl_cost_function *functor)
 Initialize a powell with the given cost function.
ReturnCodes minimize (vnl_vector< double > &x)
 Run minimization, place result in x.
void set_linmin_xtol (double tol)
 Set tolerance on line search parameter step.
void set_initial_step (double step)
 Set initial step when bracketing minima along a line.
void set_f_tolerance (double v)
 Set the convergence tolerance on F (sum of squared residuals).
double get_f_tolerance () const
void set_x_tolerance (double v)
 Set the convergence tolerance on X.
double get_x_tolerance () const
void set_g_tolerance (double v)
 Set the convergence tolerance on Grad(F)' * F.
double get_g_tolerance () const
void set_max_function_evals (int v)
 Set the termination maximum number of iterations.
int get_max_function_evals () const
void set_epsilon_function (double v)
 Set the step length for FD Jacobian.
double get_epsilon_function () const
void set_trace (bool on)
 Turn on per-iteration printouts.
bool get_trace () const
void set_verbose (bool verb)
 Set verbose flag.
bool get_verbose () const
void set_check_derivatives (int cd)
 Set check_derivatives flag. Negative values may mean fewer checks.
int get_check_derivatives () const
double get_start_error () const
 Return the error of the function when it was evaluated at the start point of the last minimization.
double get_end_error () const
 Return the best error that was achieved by the last minimization, corresponding to the returned x.
int get_num_evaluations () const
 Return the total number of times the function was evaluated by the last minimization.
int get_num_iterations () const
 Return the number of {iterations} in the last minimization.
bool obj_value_reduced ()
 Whether the error reduced in the last minimization.
virtual vnl_matrix< double >
const & 
get_covariance ()
 Return the covariance of the estimate at the end.
virtual vcl_string is_a () const
 Return the name of the class.
virtual bool is_class (vcl_string const &s) const
 Return true if the name of the class matches the argument.
ReturnCodes get_failure_code () const
 Return the failure code of the last minimization.

Protected Member Functions

void pub_report_eval (double e)
void reset ()
void report_eval (double f)
 Called by derived classes after each function evaluation.
virtual bool report_iter ()
 Called by derived classes after each iteration.

Protected Attributes

vnl_cost_functionfunctor_
double linmin_xtol_
 Tolerance on line search parameter step.
double initial_step_
 Initial step when bracketing minima along a line.
double xtol
 Termination tolerance on X (solution vector)
long maxfev
 Termination maximum number of iterations.
double ftol
 Termination tolerance on F (sum of squared residuals)
double gtol
 Termination tolerance on Grad(F)' * F = 0.
double epsfcn
 Step length for FD Jacobian.
unsigned num_iterations_
long num_evaluations_
double start_error_
double end_error_
bool trace
bool verbose_
int check_derivatives_
ReturnCodes failure_code_

Friends

class vnl_powell_1dfun

Detailed Description

The ever-popular Powell minimizer.

Derivative-free method which may be faster if your function is expensive to compute and many-dimensional. Implemented from scratch from NR.

Definition at line 26 of file vnl_powell.h.


Member Enumeration Documentation

Some generic return codes that apply to all minimizers.

Enumerator:
ERROR_FAILURE 
ERROR_DODGY_INPUT 
CONVERGED_FTOL 
CONVERGED_XTOL 
CONVERGED_XFTOL 
CONVERGED_GTOL 
FAILED_TOO_MANY_ITERATIONS 
TOO_MANY_ITERATIONS 
FAILED_FTOL_TOO_SMALL 
FAILED_XTOL_TOO_SMALL 
FAILED_GTOL_TOO_SMALL 
FAILED_USER_REQUEST 

Definition at line 102 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vnl_powell::vnl_powell ( vnl_cost_function functor) [inline]

Initialize a powell with the given cost function.

Definition at line 31 of file vnl_powell.h.


Member Function Documentation

int vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_check_derivatives ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 82 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

vnl_matrix< double > const & vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_covariance ( ) [virtual, inherited]

Return the covariance of the estimate at the end.

Definition at line 35 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_end_error ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Return the best error that was achieved by the last minimization, corresponding to the returned x.

Definition at line 92 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_epsilon_function ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 70 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_f_tolerance ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 46 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

ReturnCodes vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_failure_code ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Return the failure code of the last minimization.

Definition at line 132 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_g_tolerance ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 60 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

int vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_max_function_evals ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 64 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

int vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_num_evaluations ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Return the total number of times the function was evaluated by the last minimization.

Definition at line 95 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

int vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_num_iterations ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Return the number of {iterations} in the last minimization.

Each iteration may have comprised several function evaluations.

Definition at line 99 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_start_error ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Return the error of the function when it was evaluated at the start point of the last minimization.

For minimizers driven by a vnl_least_squares_function (Levenberg-Marquardt) this is usually the RMS error. For those driven by a vnl_cost_function (CG, LBFGS, Amoeba) it is simply the value of the vnl_cost_function at the start (usually the sum of squared residuals).

Definition at line 89 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_trace ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 74 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_verbose ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 78 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::get_x_tolerance ( ) const [inline, inherited]

Definition at line 56 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

vcl_string vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::is_a ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Return the name of the class.

Used by polymorphic IO

Definition at line 75 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::is_class ( vcl_string const &  s) const [virtual, inherited]

Return true if the name of the class matches the argument.

Used by polymorphic IO

Definition at line 83 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::ReturnCodes vnl_powell::minimize ( vnl_vector< double > &  x)

Run minimization, place result in x.

Definition at line 60 of file vnl_powell.cxx.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::obj_value_reduced ( ) [inline, inherited]

Whether the error reduced in the last minimization.

Definition at line 118 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_powell::pub_report_eval ( double  e) [inline, protected]

Definition at line 49 of file vnl_powell.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::report_eval ( double  f) [protected, inherited]

Called by derived classes after each function evaluation.

Definition at line 50 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::report_iter ( ) [protected, virtual, inherited]

Called by derived classes after each iteration.

When true is returned, minimizer should stop with code FAILED_USER_REQUEST. Derived classes can redefine this function to make the optimizer stop when a condition is satisfied.

Definition at line 63 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::reset ( ) [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 41 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.cxx.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_check_derivatives ( int  cd) [inline, inherited]

Set check_derivatives flag. Negative values may mean fewer checks.

Definition at line 81 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_epsilon_function ( double  v) [inline, inherited]

Set the step length for FD Jacobian.

Be aware that set_x_tolerance will reset this to xtol * 0.001. The default is 1e-11.

Definition at line 69 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_f_tolerance ( double  v) [inline, inherited]

Set the convergence tolerance on F (sum of squared residuals).

When the differences in successive RMS errors is less than this, the routine terminates. So this is effectively the desired precision of your minimization. Setting it too low wastes time, too high might cause early convergence. The default of 1e-9 is on the safe side, but if speed is an issue, you can try raising it.

Definition at line 45 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_g_tolerance ( double  v) [inline, inherited]

Set the convergence tolerance on Grad(F)' * F.

Definition at line 59 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_powell::set_initial_step ( double  step) [inline]

Set initial step when bracketing minima along a line.

Default value is 1.0

Definition at line 43 of file vnl_powell.h.

void vnl_powell::set_linmin_xtol ( double  tol) [inline]

Set tolerance on line search parameter step.

Default value is 0.0001

Definition at line 39 of file vnl_powell.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_max_function_evals ( int  v) [inline, inherited]

Set the termination maximum number of iterations.

Definition at line 63 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_trace ( bool  on) [inline, inherited]

Turn on per-iteration printouts.

Definition at line 73 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_verbose ( bool  verb) [inline, inherited]

Set verbose flag.

Definition at line 77 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

void vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::set_x_tolerance ( double  v) [inline, inherited]

Set the convergence tolerance on X.

When the length of the steps taken in X are about this long, the routine terminates. The default is 1e-8, which should work for many problems, but if you can get away with 1e-4, say, minimizations will be much quicker.

Definition at line 52 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.


Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class vnl_powell_1dfun [friend]

Definition at line 48 of file vnl_powell.h.


Member Data Documentation

int vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::check_derivatives_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 153 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::end_error_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 147 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::epsfcn [protected, inherited]

Step length for FD Jacobian.

Definition at line 141 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

Definition at line 154 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::ftol [protected, inherited]

Termination tolerance on F (sum of squared residuals)

Definition at line 139 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

Definition at line 46 of file vnl_powell.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::gtol [protected, inherited]

Termination tolerance on Grad(F)' * F = 0.

Definition at line 140 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_powell::initial_step_ [protected]

Initial step when bracketing minima along a line.

Definition at line 55 of file vnl_powell.h.

double vnl_powell::linmin_xtol_ [protected]

Tolerance on line search parameter step.

Definition at line 52 of file vnl_powell.h.

long vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::maxfev [protected, inherited]

Termination maximum number of iterations.

Definition at line 138 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

long vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::num_evaluations_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 145 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

unsigned vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::num_iterations_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 144 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::start_error_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 146 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::trace [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 149 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

bool vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::verbose_ [protected, inherited]

Definition at line 152 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.

double vnl_nonlinear_minimizer::xtol [protected, inherited]

Termination tolerance on X (solution vector)

Definition at line 137 of file vnl_nonlinear_minimizer.h.


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