Title :
A parallel simulated annealing algorithm for the design of magnetic structures
Author :
Marchesi, Michele L. ; Molinari, Giorgio ; Repetto, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biophys. & Electron. Eng., Genoa Univ., Italy
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new parallel global optimization algorithm is presented and evaluated. It is based on simulated annealing and on speculative computation. It is particularly suited for parallel architectures from some units to some tens of processors and for problems characterized by a cost function whose evaluation takes a long time, features that fit well with the design of magnetic structures. Comparative tests with respect to traditional sequential SA is presented on the design of a magnet for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; electromagnets; parallel processing; simulated annealing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; cost function; design; magnet; magnetic structures; parallel architectures; parallel global optimization algorithm; simulated annealing; speculative computation; Algorithm design and analysis; Computational efficiency; Computational modeling; Concurrent computing; Cost function; Design optimization; Parallel architectures; Parallel processing; Sequential analysis; Simulated annealing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
