Sequential Geometric Programming Method for Parameter Estimation of a Nonlinear System in Microbial Continuous Fermentation

Algorithm 1

SGP algorithm.

	Step 0. Choose the initial values , , , , and () of optimization variables , , , , and . Given the solution accuracy and initial weighting coefficient , set .
	Step 1. For the given , , , , and (), construct the monomials and (, ) using (52).
	Step 2. Solve problem (54)-(55) to attain , , , , and () with the weighting coefficient .
	Step 3. If , then stop.
	Step 4. Update with . Set and continue from Step 1.