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Minimum surface between boundaries


Type: Convex NLP
Rating: 2
Description: Minimizing the surface between given boundaries with an optional obstacle.
File(s): minsurf.mos, minsurf_graph.mos


minsurf.mos
(!*********************************************************************
   Mosel NL examples
   =================
   file minsurf.mos
   ````````````````
   Convex NLP problem minimizing the surface between given
   boundaries.
   Set parameter OBSTACLE to 'true' to add an additional fixed
   area in the center of the surface. 

   Based on AMPL model minsurf.mod
   Source: http://www.orfe.princeton.edu/~rvdb/ampl/nlmodels/minsurf/ 

   (c) 2008 Fair Issac Corporation
       author: S. Heipcke, Sep. 2008, rev. Mar. 2013
*********************************************************************!)

model "minsurf"
 uses "mmxnlp"

 parameters
  OBSTACLE=true
  N0 = 35                          ! Number of points within borders
 end-parameters
 
 declarations
  N = N0+1                         ! Border point index
  X = 0..N                         ! Range for x-values
  Y = 0..N                         ! Range for y-values
  HX = 2/N
  HY = 2/N
  GAMMA0,GAMMA2: array(X) of real  ! Border points parallel to x axis
  GAMMA1,GAMMA3: array(Y) of real  ! Broder points parallel to y axis
 end-declarations

 forall(x in X) GAMMA0(x):= 1.5*x*(N-x)/(N/2)^2
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA1(y):= 2*y*(N-y)/(N/2)^2
 forall(x in X) GAMMA2(x):= 4*x*(N-x)/(N/2)^2
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA3(y):= 2*y*(N-y)/(N/2)^2

(! Alternative border definition:
 forall(x in X) GAMMA0(x):= 2*(if (x <= N/2, x, N-x)/(N/2))
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA1(y):= 0*(if (y <= N/2, y, N-y)/(N/2))
 forall(x in X) GAMMA2(x):= 2*(if (x <= N/2, x, N-x)/(N/2))
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA3(y):= 0*(if (y <= N/2, y, N-y)/(N/2))
!)

 declarations
  z: array(X,Y) of mpvar            ! Surface height at grid points
 end-declarations

 forall(x in X,y in Y) z(x,y) is_free

! Objective function
 Area:= (HX*HY/2)*sum(x in X | x

minsurf_graph.mos
(!*********************************************************************
   Mosel NL examples
   =================
   file minsurf_graph.mos
   ``````````````````````
   Convex NLP problem minimizing the surface between given
   boundaries.
   Set parameter OBSTACLE to 'true' to add an additional fixed
   area in the center of the surface. 

   Based on AMPL model minsurf.mod
   Source: http://www.orfe.princeton.edu/~rvdb/ampl/nlmodels/minsurf/ 

   - Graphical representation of results -   

   (c) 2008 Fair Issac Corporation
       author: S. Heipcke, Sep. 2008, rev. Sep. 2017
*********************************************************************!)

model "minsurf"
 uses "mmxnlp", "mmsvg"

 parameters
  OBSTACLE=true
  N0 = 35                          ! Number of points within borders
 end-parameters
 
 declarations
  N = N0+1                         ! Border point index
  X = 0..N                         ! Range for x-values
  Y = 0..N                         ! Range for y-values
  HX = 2/N
  HY = 2/N
  GAMMA0,GAMMA2: array(X) of real  ! Border points parallel to x axis
  GAMMA1,GAMMA3: array(Y) of real  ! Broder points parallel to y axis
 end-declarations

 forall(x in X) GAMMA0(x):= 1.5*x*(N-x)/(N/2)^2
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA1(y):= 2*y*(N-y)/(N/2)^2
 forall(x in X) GAMMA2(x):= 4*x*(N-x)/(N/2)^2
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA3(y):= 2*y*(N-y)/(N/2)^2

(! Alternative border definition:
 forall(x in X) GAMMA0(x):= 2*(if (x <= N/2, x, N-x)/(N/2))
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA1(y):= 0*(if (y <= N/2, y, N-y)/(N/2))
 forall(x in X) GAMMA2(x):= 2*(if (x <= N/2, x, N-x)/(N/2))
 forall(y in Y) GAMMA3(y):= 0*(if (y <= N/2, y, N-y)/(N/2))
!)

 declarations
  z: array(X,Y) of mpvar            ! Surface height at grid points
 end-declarations

 forall(x in X,y in Y) z(x,y) is_free

! Objective function
 Area:= (HX*HY/2)*sum(x in X | x