basic comments for adaptive normal operators

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Johann Dreo 2012-07-18 13:41:43 +02:00
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#include "edoNormalAdaptive.h"
#include "edoEstimatorAdaptive.h"
//! edoEstimatorNormalMulti< EOT >
/** An estimator that works on adaptive normal distributions, basically the heart of the CMA-ES algorithm.
*
*/
template< typename EOT, typename EOD = edoNormalAdaptive<EOT> >
class edoEstimatorNormalAdaptive : public edoEstimatorAdaptive< EOD >
{

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#include <Eigen/Dense>
/** A normal distribution that can be updated via several components. This is the data structure on which works the CMA-ES
* algorithm.
*
* This is *just* a data structure, the operators working on it are supposed to maintain its consistency (e.g. of the
* covariance matrix against its eigen vectors).
*
* The distribution is defined by its mean, its covariance matrix (which can be decomposed in its eigen vectors and
* values), a scaling factor (sigma) and the so-called evolution paths for the covariance and sigma.
* evolution paths.
*/
template < typename EOT >
class edoNormalAdaptive : public edoDistrib< EOT >
{
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private:
unsigned int _dim;
Vector _mean; //
Vector _mean; // mean vector
Matrix _C; // covariance matrix
Matrix _B; // eigen vectors / coordinates system
Vector _D; // eigen values / scaling
double _sigma; //
double _sigma; // absolute scaling of the distribution
Vector _p_c; // evolution path for C
Vector _p_s; // evolution path for sigma
};

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#include <edoSampler.h>
/** Sample points in a multi-normal law defined by a mean vector and a covariance matrix.
*
* Given M the mean vector and V the covariance matrix, of order n:
* - draw a vector T in N(0,I) (i.e. each value is drawn in a normal law with mean=0 an stddev=1)
* - compute the Cholesky decomposition L of V (i.e. such as V=LL*)
* - return X = M + LT
/** Sample points in a multi-normal law defined by a mean vector, a covariance matrix, a sigma scale factor and
* evolution paths. This is a step of the CMA-ES algorithm.
*/
#ifdef WITH_EIGEN