Why optimization convergence matters
Channel: OpenMDAO
Date: 2022-11-12

Getting a converged optimization result is important so you are comparing and understanding designs that are optimal. This gives you an apples-to-apples comparison.

0:00 - Intro
1:22 - What do we  mean by convergence?
6:31 - Convergence means that the constraints are valid
8:09 - Converged results allow you to compare design points
10:29 - Conclusion

Accompanying course page: https://openmdao.github.io/PracticalMDO/Notebooks/Optimization/why_optimization_convergence_is_important.html

The referenced textbook Engineering Design Optimization by Martins and Ning is available for free at https://mdobook.github.io/

Anıl Yıldırım's dissertation: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/171375