ACADO toolkit

The best way for getting started with the ACADO Toolkit is to work through the online tutorials listed below; a user's manual will become available together with the first non-beta release. ACADO for Matlab users are refered to the ACADO for Matlab user manual and the Matlab examples.

• Setup of Standard Optimal Control Problems

  • A guiding example: time optimal rocket control
  • Initialization of nonlinear optimization algorithms
  • Tuning options and numerical accuracy
  • Storing the results of an optimization routine
  • Optimal Control of hybrid- and multi-stage processes
  • Optimization of differential algebraic systems (DAE)
  • Optimal control of discrete time systems

  
   
  

• Setup of Multi-Objective Optimization/Optimal Control Problems

  • Introduction to multi-objective optimization
  • Static optimization problem with two objectives
  • Static optimization problem with three objectives
  • Optimal control of a plug flow reactor with conflicting energy and conversion objectives

  
   
  

• Setup of Parameter Estimation Problems

  • A state and parameter estimation tutorial

  
   
  

• Setup of a Model Predictive Controller

  • A model predictive control (MPC) tutorial

  
   
  

 

• Using the ACADO Integrators Stand-Alone

  • Simulation of a dynamic system
  • Sensitivity generation for dynamic systems

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ACADO Toolkit comes along with a manual in PDF format, which will only become available soon. However, in order to getting started with ACADO Toolkit, it is recommended to work through the online tutorials.

• ACADO Toolkit User's Manual:   PDF (not yet available)
• ACADO Toolkit Introductory Talk:   PDF (3.5 MB)
• ACADO for Matlab User's Manual:  PDF (0.7 MB)

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The ACADO Toolkit is currently released in beta versions, which means that a couple of its algorithmic features and user interfaces are not yet fully functional or have not been tested thoroughly so far. The following document summarizes the current implementation status of ACADO's most important functionality. It also indicates which functionality will be made available when releasing the first non-beta version in summer 2010.

• Summary of Current Implementation Status:   PDF (0.1 MB)

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There are several options available for ACADO users to help them debug their code.

• Inspecting IntermediateStates, DifferentialStates and Expressions

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