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53205-mt - Optimization Techniques

This document contains 8 questions related to optimization techniques for a Machine Design course. The questions cover a range of optimization topics including: 1) mathematical models and their importance in solving optimization problems, 2) linear programming problems, 3) assignment problems, 4) finding extreme points of functions, 5) minimizing functions using gradient descent, 6) Powell's method for function minimization, 7) genetic algorithms and constructing objective functions, and 8) neural networks, fuzzy constraints, and simulated annealing. Students are asked to answer any 5 of the 8 questions.
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53205-mt - Optimization Techniques

This document contains 8 questions related to optimization techniques for a Machine Design course. The questions cover a range of optimization topics including: 1) mathematical models and their importance in solving optimization problems, 2) linear programming problems, 3) assignment problems, 4) finding extreme points of functions, 5) minimizing functions using gradient descent, 6) Powell's method for function minimization, 7) genetic algorithms and constructing objective functions, and 8) neural networks, fuzzy constraints, and simulated annealing. Students are asked to answer any 5 of the 8 questions.
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Code No: 53205/MT

NR
M.Tech. – II Semester Regular Examinations, September, 2008

OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES
(Machine Design)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions


All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) What is meant by mathematical models of a real solution? Discuss


the importance of models in the solution of optimization problems.
b) What are the various methods of optimization techniques?
Discuss.

2. Solve the following linear programming problems:


Max. Z = x1 + x2 + 3 x3 − x4
Subjected to x1 + 2 x2 + 3 x3 = 15
2 x1 + x2 + 5 x3 = 20
x1 + 2 x2 + x3 + x4 = 10
x1 , x2 , x3 ≥ 0

3. Solve the following assignment problem:

Job \ Machine 1 2 3 4 5
A 11 17 8 16 20
B 9 7 12 6 15
C 13 16 15 12 16
D 21 24 17 28 26
E 14 10 12 11 15

4. Find the extreme points of the function:


f ( x1 , x2 ) = x13 + x23 + 2 x12 + 4 x22 + 6

Contd…2
Code No: 53205/MT ::2::

5. Minimize f ( x1 , x2 ) = x1 − x2 + 2 x12 + 2 x1 x2 + x22 starting from the point


0 
X 1 =   , take ∆x1 = ∆x2 = 0.8 and C = 0.1.
0 

6. Minimize f = 4 x12 + 3 x22 − 5 x1 x2 − 8 x , starting from point (0, 0) using


Powel’s method. Perform four iterations.

7.a) What are the basic operations used in Genetic Algorithms?


Explain.
b) Construct the objective function to be used in Genetic Algorithms
for a minimization problem with mixed equality and in equality
constraints.

8.a) What is neural network? How is the error in the output minimized
during network training?
b) How is the fuzzy feasible domain defined for a problem with
inequality constraints?
c) Explain briefly the working principle of simulated annealing.

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