Optimisation of a complex simulation model
dc.contributor.author | Liu, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Post, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Kulasiri, Don | |
dc.contributor.author | Sherlock, R | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Townsville, Australia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-02T00:31:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper we describe techniques utilised in the development of a scheme for identifying the regions in an 8-dimensional parameter space that gave optimal (or near-optimal) performance in a computational simulation of a real-world system. The system model, developed by Dexcel Ltd, attempts a detailed representation of pastoral dairying scenarios. It incorporates sub-models, themselves complex in many cases, of pasture growth, animal metabolism etc. Each evaluation of the objective function, a composite 'farm performance index', requires simulation of at least a one-year period of farm operation with a daily time-step and hence is computationally expensive. Since similar situations are likely to arise in other practical optimisation exercises, the results presented should have some quite general applicability.Two quite different methods of optimisation - Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Lipschitz Branch-and-Bound (LBB) algorithm are investigated and contrasted. Practical issues related to their efficient implementation in a Linux cluster parallel processing environment are discussed and their performance on the above problem is compared. The problem of visualisation of the objective function (response surface) in high-dimensional spaces is also considered in the context of the farm optimisation problem (where from a practical viewpoint knowledge of its behaviour in the region of optima is actually more important than the precise positions or values of the optima themselves). An adaption of the Parallel Coordinates visualization is described which helps visualise some important properties of the model’s output topography. | |
dc.format.extent | pp.1817-1822 | |
dc.identifier | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=elements_prod&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000189470800306&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL | |
dc.identifier.citation | Liu, D. S., Post, E., Kulasiri, D., Sherlock, R. A. (2003). Optimisation of a complex simulation model. In In Post, D. A. (ed) MODSIM 2003 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Integrative Modelling of Biophysical, Social, and Economic Systems for Resource Management Solutions. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, July 2003. | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 1-74052-098-X | |
dc.identifier.other | BY81Z (isidoc) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/5408 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand | |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | MODSIM 2003: INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION, VOLS 1-4 | |
dc.rights | © 2005 Modelling & Simulation Society of Australia & New Zealand Inc. | |
dc.source | MODSIM 2003 Proceedings | |
dc.subject | Lipschitz Branch-and-Bound | |
dc.subject | black-box optimisation | |
dc.subject | Genetic Algorithm | |
dc.subject | parallel coordinates | |
dc.title | Optimisation of a complex simulation model | |
dc.type | Conference Contribution - published | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Agriculture and Life Sciences|WFMB | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Environment, Society and Design | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Environment, Society and Design|DEM | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office|OLD QE18 | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-8744-1578 | |
lu.subtype | Conference Paper | |
pubs.finish-date | 2003-07-17 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.start-date | 2003-07-14 | |
pubs.volume | 4 |
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