Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Specifications

OptiY® is an open and multidisciplinary design environment providing most modern optimization strategies and state of the art probabilistic algorithms for uncertainty, reliability, robustness, sensitivity analysis, data-mining and meta-modeling. The simulation model can be considered as black box with inputs and outputs. Within, it is an open platform for different kind of model classes. The adaptation to a special simulation environment takes place by a suitable interface. Collaborating different simulation systems is possible as networks, finite-element-method, rigid body dynamics, also material test bench as control optimization for drives. Brochure

Stochastic Distributions

  • Normal Distribution
  • Uniform Distribution
  • Generalized Lambda Distribution
  • Fitting of any Distribution via statistical Moments or MS Excel-Data

Optimization Methods

  • Hierarchical Optimization
  • Weighted Optimization
  • Penalty Method
  • Hooke-Jeeves
  • Grid-Search
  • Adaptive Response Surface
  • Evolution Strategies
  • Pareto Strength Evolutionary Algorithm
  • Optimization with Surrogate Model

Design of Experiment

  • Full Factorial Design
  • Center Composite Design
  • Monte-Carlo-Sampling
  • Latin-Hypercube-Sampling
  • Sobol-Sampling
  • Response Surface
  • Adaptive Gaussian Process
  • First Order Moment Method (Interaction, Non-interaction)
  • Second Order Moment Method (Interaction, Non-interaction)
  • Subset-Simulation
  • User Design

Approximation Methods

  • Polynomial in any Order
  • Taylor Series in first or second Order
  • Gaussian Process / Kriging (Exponential, Square-Exponential, Gamma-Exponential, Matern Class 3/2, Matern Class 5/2, Rational Quadratic)

Editors

  • Script-Editor
  • Workflow-Editor
  • Nominal-Editor
  • Stochastic-Editor
  • Constraints-Editor
  • Criteria-Editor

Postprocessing

  • Table
  • 1D-Diagram
  • 2D-Diagram
  • 3D-Diagram
  • Parallel Chart
  • Set-Select (All Steps, Pareto, filtered Pareto)
  • Best Value (Simulation, Show)
  • 2D-Scatter-Plot
  • 3D-Scatter-Plot
  • Section Diagram
  • 3D-Response Surface
  • Coefficient Chart
  • Residual-Plot
  • Histogram
  • Correlation Matrix
  • Probability Density
  • Cumulative Distribution
  • Sensitivity Chart
  • Interaction Chart

Interfaces

  • Generic ASCII-File-Interface (DOS-Batch, VBScript, JScript, Shell Script)
  • Generic .NET / COM-Interface (Visual Basic, C#)
  • Intern Script (Visual Basic, C#)
  • Matlab/Simulink®
  • SimulationX® (Optional by ITI GmbH)
  • CST Studio Suite®
  • AWR Design Environment®
  • MS Excel®
  • Data

Networking

  • SSH Remote Script on Unix/Linux/Mac
  • FTP File Transfer

Report

  • Automatic Report in MS Word®

Import/Export

  • Data-Import/Export via MS Excel (any Format)
  • Graphics-Export in BMP, JPEG, TIF und PNG-Format
  • Export of surrogate model in C, Modelica or Matlab

Requirement

  • PC with min. 1GHz Processor und 500 MB RAM
  • OpenGL 3D Graphics Card
  • Windows XP with .NET Framework 3.5 or later
  • Extern Simulation: distributable on Unix/Linux/Mac-Computer in Network
  • MS Office 2002 or later