Efficient Non‐linear Optimization via Multi‐scale Gradient Filtering

dc.contributor.authorMartin, Tobiasen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Pushkaren_US
dc.contributor.authorBergou, Miklósen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Nathanen_US
dc.contributor.editorHolly Rushmeier and Oliver Deussenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-28T16:07:14Z
dc.date.available2015-02-28T16:07:14Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractWe present a method for accelerating the convergence of continuous non‐linear shape optimization algorithms. We start with a general method for constructing gradient vector fields on a manifold, and we analyse this method from a signal processing viewpoint. This analysis reveals that we can construct various filters using the Laplace–Beltrami operator of the shape that can effectively separate the components of the gradient at different scales. We use this idea to adaptively change the scale of features being optimized to arrive at a solution that is optimal across multiple scales. This is in contrast to traditional descent‐based methods, for which the rate of convergence often stalls early once the high frequency components have been optimized. We demonstrate how our method can be easily integrated into existing non‐linear optimization frameworks such as gradient descent, Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno (BFGS) and the non‐linear conjugate gradient method. We show significant performance improvement for shape optimization in variational shape modelling and parameterization, and we also demonstrate the use of our method for efficient physical simulation.We present a method for accelerating the convergence of continuous nonlinear shape optimization algorithms. We start with a general method for constructing gradient vector fields on a manifold, and we analyze this method from a signal processing viewpoint. This analysis reveals that we can construct various filters using the Laplace‐Beltrami operator of the shape that can effectively separate the components of the gradient at different scales. We use this idea to adaptively change the scale of features being optimized in order to arrive at a solution that is optimal across multiple scales.en_US
dc.description.number6
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume32
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.12019en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12019en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectnonlinear optimizationen_US
dc.subjectgradient preconditioningen_US
dc.subjectgeometric flowen_US
dc.subjectG.1.5en_US
dc.subjectRoots of Nonlinear Equationsen_US
dc.subjectG.1.6en_US
dc.subjectOptimizationen_US
dc.subjectI.3.5en_US
dc.subjectComputational Geometry and Object Modelingen_US
dc.titleEfficient Non‐linear Optimization via Multi‐scale Gradient Filteringen_US
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