APOPT (for Advanced Process OPTimizer ) is a software package for solving large-scale optimization problems of any of these forms:
Applications of the APOPT include chemical reactors ,[ 1] [ 2]
friction stir welding ,[ 3] prevention of hydrate formation in deep-sea pipelines,[ 4] [ 5] computational biology ,[ 6] solid oxide fuel cells ,[ 7] [ 8] and flight controls for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) .[ 9]
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^ Brower, D. (2012). "Fiber Optic Monitoring of Subsea Equipment" (PDF) . OMAE 2012 Proceedings, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
^ Brower, D. (2013). "Advanced Deepwater Monitoring System" (PDF) . OMAE 2013 Proceedings, Nantes, France .
^ Abbott, C. (2012). "New Capabilities for Large-Scale Models in Computational Biology" (PDF) . AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA .
^ Spivey, B. (2010). "Dynamic Modeling of Reliability Constraints in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Implications for Advanced Control" (PDF) . AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings, Salt Lake City, Utah .
^ Jacobsen, L. (2013). "Model Predictive Control with a Rigorous Model of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell" (PDF) . American Control Conference (ACC), Washington, DC .
^ Sun, L. (2013). "Optimal Trajectory Generation using Model Predictive Control for Aerially Towed Cable Systems" (PDF) . Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics .