LMISol (version 1.0 alpha)

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Description

LMISol is a user-friendly package designed to solve linear optimization
problems constrained by LMI (Linear Matrix Inequalities), a class of
optimization problems known as semidefinite programs. In this version it
provides a MATLAB like line oriented interface that lets the user easily and
reliably define and solve such problems. The implemented optimization
algorithm is the projective method (see documentation). The whole code is
matrix oriented and takes advantage of the matrix structure of the variables
to speed-up internal algorithm calculations. In this version it implements a
direct Newton descent direction calculation and provides two factorization
methods that may be chosen by the user, namely, cholesky and QR. The matrix
oriented feature of the interface and the algorithm makes this code
particularly attractive to users which deal with control problems.

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Copyright Message

Permission to use and copy this software for any purpose without fee is
hereby granted, provided you follow the regustration procedure. You may also
redistribute this code provided all final users follow the registration
procedure. This software is being provided ``as is'', without any express
warranty.

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How to download and install

LMISol is a distributed as a gziped tar file. The currently available
versions are for Linux and Solaris. In order to get a copy you may register
yourself as an user. The registration is required so we can be in touch with
you (we will try to keep track of users and reports upgrades and bug fixes).
Bug reports, suggestions and comments are welcome and should be forwarded to

carvalho@dt.fee.unicamp.br.

Click here to register and get a copy now. After downloading the software,
follow the following intalation procedure. Go to the desired destination
directory, type

    gzip -cd lmisol.tgz | tar xvf -

or

    tar xvzf lmisol.tgz

and set the variable LMISOL_PATH to the current path. This variable will
tell the code where to find the tutorial directory. If you do not do so, the
code will run as well but you will not be able to run the tutorial.

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Documentation

   * Printed documentation: (gziped postscript)
        o User's Guide (63 pages, 93K) Full version.
             + Tutorial (29 pages, 53K) Tutorial chapter.
             + Reference guide (31 pages, 43K) Reference chapter.
   * Online documentation:
        o Tutorial
        o Reference guide

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carvalho@dt.fee.unicamp.br

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