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Nonlinear Optimization Problems are usual in
many engineering fields. Due to its characteristics the objective
function of some problems might not be differentiable or its
derivatives have complex expressions. There are even cases
where an analytical expression of the objective function might
not be possible to determine either due to its complexity or
its cost (monetary, computational, time, ...). In these cases
Nonlinear Optimization methods must be used. An API,
including several methods and algorithms to solve constrained
and unconstrained optimization problems was implemented.
This API can be accessed not only as traditionally, by installing
it on the developer and/or user computer, but it can also be
accessed remotely using Web Services. As long as there is a
network connection to the server where the API is installed,
applications always access to the latest API version. Also an
Web-based application, using the proposed API, was developed.
This application is to be used by users that do not want to
integrate methods in applications, and simply want to have a
tool to solve Nonlinear Optimization Problems.
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Keywords
Nonlinear programming Derivative-free Web services Java API
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Publisher
International Association of Engineers