Flexible-Robotic Reflector for Aerospace Applications

Algorithm 2

A generic algorithm for searching a maximal configuration vector.

Result: Optimal Configuration Vector for the sub-reflector

(1) initialization Let , ;

(2) Let be an empty graph over the configuration space;

(3) Add and a set of random vertices to (each representing a valid configuration vector);

(4) while    do

(5)   Perform graduate decent for ;

(6)    if    then

(7)      ;

(8)    end

(9)   Randomly choose a vertex () from ;

(10)  Perform a random maneuver from to ;

(11)   Store the optimal vertex ;

(12)  Add to . Let be ;

(13)   if  ( is too low) then

(14)    remove it from .;

(15)   end

(16)   if (most vertices in were already visited) then

(17)    add a new random Vertex to ;

(18)   end

(19) end

(20) return