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This paper presents a real-time computational framework for multi-node distributed optimization by extending the Augmented Lagrangian Alternating Direction Inexact Newton (ALADIN) algorithm. Our approach integrates adjoint sequential…
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We develop a new method for equality constrained optimization problems based on a sequential cubic programming framework. Each iteration utilizes a step decomposition based on the Jacobian of the constraints into a normal and a tangential…
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Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of block coordinate update (BCU) methods, which are particularly suitable for problems involving large-sized data and/or variables. In optimization, BCU first appears as the coordinate…
Distributed optimization, where the computations are performed in a localized and coordinated manner using multiple agents, is a promising approach for solving large-scale optimization problems, e.g., those arising in model predictive…
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A novel augmented Lagrangian method for solving non-convex programs with nonlinear cost and constraint couplings in a distributed framework is presented. The proposed decomposition algorithm is made of two layers: The outer level is a…
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