APOPT

APOPT
Developer(s)Advanced Process Solutions, LLC
Stable release
1.0.4 / October 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01)
Operating systemCross-Platform
TypeTechnical computing
LicenseProprietary
Websiteapopt.com

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]

  1. ^ WO patent 2012005740, Lawson, K. W., Hedengren, J. D., Smith, L. C., "Method for Controlling Bubble Formation in Polymerization Reactors", published 2012-01-12 
  2. ^ Spivey, B. (2010). "Constrained Nonlinear Estimation for Industrial Process Fouling". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 49 (17): 7824–7831. doi:10.1021/ie9018116.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Isak (2012). Modeling and Control of Friction Stir Welding in 5 cm thick Copper Canisters (M.Sc. thesis). Linköping University.
  4. ^ Brower, D. (2012). "Fiber Optic Monitoring of Subsea Equipment" (PDF). OMAE 2012 Proceedings, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  5. ^ Brower, D. (2013). "Advanced Deepwater Monitoring System" (PDF). OMAE 2013 Proceedings, Nantes, France.
  6. ^ Abbott, C. (2012). "New Capabilities for Large-Scale Models in Computational Biology" (PDF). AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Jacobsen, L. (2013). "Model Predictive Control with a Rigorous Model of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell" (PDF). American Control Conference (ACC), Washington, DC.
  9. ^ Sun, L. (2013). "Optimal Trajectory Generation using Model Predictive Control for Aerially Towed Cable Systems" (PDF). Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.