"Saeed Momeni" <saeed.mtehran@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dear All
> I need to perform optimization on a data set. Let me provide you with more
> details:
> I have three distinct variables which are used to simulate my problem in
> ANSYS software. I need to optimize these variables (choose the best set)
> such that output of simulation in ANSYS be in agreement with a data set I
> have from experimental work.
> I know how to couple ANSYS and Matlab, but the problem I'm facing with is
> genetic algorithm for finding optimum values for the variables. To be more
> clear, I need to choose best values by genetic algorithm but don't know
> how.
> I'd be thankful if you kindly share your experiences with me as a new
> Matlab user.
> With warm regards,
Do you have Global Optimization Toolbox?
http://www.mathworks.com/help/gads/ga.html
If not, do you have Optimization Toolbox? It won't optimize using a genetic
algorithm but it does contain other optimization routines.
http://www.mathworks.com/help/optim/functionlist.html
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