A primal-dual interior-point algorithm for nonlinear least squares constrained problems

This paper extends prior work by the authors on solving nonlinear least squares unconstrained problems using a factorized quasi-Newton technique. With this aim we use a primal-dual interior-point algorithm for nonconvex nonlinear program- ming. The factorized quasi-Newton technique is now applied to...

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Autor principal: Costa, M. Fernanda P. (author)
Outros Autores: Fernandes, Edite Manuela da G. P. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2005
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/5415
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/5415
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Resumo:This paper extends prior work by the authors on solving nonlinear least squares unconstrained problems using a factorized quasi-Newton technique. With this aim we use a primal-dual interior-point algorithm for nonconvex nonlinear program- ming. The factorized quasi-Newton technique is now applied to the Hessian of the Lagrangian function for the transformed problem which is based on a logarithmic barrier formulation. We emphasize the importance of establishing and maintain- ing symmetric quasi-definiteness of the reduced KKT system. The algorithm then tries to choose a step size that reduces a merit function, and to select a penalty parameter that ensures descent directions along the iterative process. Computa- tional results are included for a variety of least squares constrained problems and preliminary numerical testing indicates that the algorithm is robust and efficient in practice.