Skip to main content

computeNeuralControlOptimization.m


% This function is part of the NMSM Pipeline, see file for full license.
%
% This function runs fmincon for Neural Control Personalization, preparing
% any necessary options and constraints for the optimizer.
%
% (Array of double, struct, struct) -> (Array of double)
% Runs fmincon optimization for Neural Control Personalization.


function finalValues = computeNeuralControlOptimization(initialValues, ...
inputs, params)
numDesignVariables = length(initialValues);
[synergyWeightEquations, synergyWeightSums, lowerBounds] = ...
makeConstraints(inputs, numDesignVariables);
optimizerOptions = prepareOptimizerOptions(params);
finalValues = fmincon(@(values)computeNeuralControlCostFunction(values, ...
inputs, params), initialValues, [], [], synergyWeightEquations, ...
synergyWeightSums, lowerBounds, [], [], optimizerOptions);
end

% Generate constraints for synergy weight vectors and design variable lower
% bounds
function [synergyWeightEquations, synergyWeightSums, lowerBounds] = ...
makeConstraints(inputs, numDesignVariables)
synergyWeightEquations = zeros(inputs.numSynergies, numDesignVariables);
synergyWeightSums = 1*ones(inputs.numSynergies, 1);
row = 1;
column = 1;
for i = 1:length(inputs.synergyGroups)
for j = 1: inputs.synergyGroups{i}.numSynergies
synergyWeightEquations(row, column:column + ...
length(inputs.synergyGroups{i}.muscleNames) - 1) = 1;
synergyWeightSums(row) = ...
length(inputs.synergyGroups{i}.muscleNames) / 100;
row = row + 1;
column = column + length(inputs.synergyGroups{i}.muscleNames);
end
end
lowerBounds = zeros(numDesignVariables, 1);
end

% Set optimizer options from params struct
function optimizerOptions = prepareOptimizerOptions(params)
optimizerOptions = optimoptions('fmincon', 'UseParallel', 'always');
optimizerOptions.DiffMinChange = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'diffMinChange', 1e-6);
optimizerOptions.OptimalityTolerance = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'optimalityTolerance', 1e-3);
optimizerOptions.FunctionTolerance = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'functionTolerance', 1e-6);
optimizerOptions.StepTolerance = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'stepTolerance', 1e-16);
optimizerOptions.MaxFunctionEvaluations = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'maxFunctionEvaluations', 1e6);
optimizerOptions.MaxIterations = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'maxIterations', 1e3);
optimizerOptions.Display = valueOrAlternate(params, ...
'display','iter');
optimizerOptions.Algorithm = valueOrAlternate(params, 'algorithm', 'sqp');
end