How to use FindMaximum with a parameter passed to NDSolve??
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- From: JBB <barandiaran.juan at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:58:26 -0500 (EST)
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Hello,
This is probably a simple sintax question, but could somebody tell me how can I use the FindMaximum function when the variable used has to be used in an internal NDSolve??
A simplified version of some code to show the error is as follows:
pendulum[long_] :=
First[fi /.
NDSolve[{fi''[t] + 9.8 Cos[long] Sin[fi[t]] + .5 fi'[t] == 0,
fi[0] == Pi/2, fi'[0] == 0}, fi, {t, 0, 50}]]
total[dynamics_, p_] := dynamics[3.1] + p
FindMaximum[{total[pendulum[long], long ] }, {long, 0.01}]
I get the following error:
In[146]:= FindMaximum[
Evaluate[total[pendulum[long], long ] ], {long, 0.01}]
During evaluation of In[146]:= NDSolve::ndnum: Encountered non-numerical value for a derivative at t == 0.`. >>
During evaluation of In[146]:= ReplaceAll::reps: {NDSolve[{9.8 Cos[long] Sin[fi[<<1>>]]+0.5 (fi^\[Prime])[t]+(fi^\[Prime]\[Prime])[t]==0,fi[0]==\[Pi]/2,(fi^\[Prime])[0]==0},fi,{t,0,50}]} is neither a list of replacement rules nor a valid dispatch table, and so cannot be used for replacing. >>
During evaluation of In[146]:= FindMaximum::nrnum: The function value -0.01-fi[3.1] is not a real number at {long} = {0.01}. >>
Out[146]= FindMaximum[long + fi[3.1], {long, 0.01}]
If I understand correctly, probably because the variable "long" has not been assigned a value by FindMaximum before calling the internal NDSolve.
Is there a simple way of doing this?
In my real case the functions are longer but the essence of the problem is the same: I have to find the maximum of some function in which the variables are parameters of other functions including a NDSolve.
Thanks for any hint,
JBB
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