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specific. The method fails when the cases are not related by such a pattern. Also, the
method requires that each preceding case ran successfully. Thus, it was thought that
these conditions were too specific and that it would be best if the design parameters
weren’t passed in this way. Instead, it was decided to use the design parameters from the
initial optimized case as the starting point for each case, unless otherwise specified in the
Design Parameters Setup window.
2.3.2 Running A Case
The method used in the running of the cases of a Batch Problem is very similar to
the method used by CONDUIT. In Batch Mode, however, the process is all automated.
Prior to an optimization, the user would set the run order of the cases. Upon
starting the run of the cases, Batch Mode creates a list of cases to be run, and orders them
based on the run order. As the Batch Problem is run, it progresses through this list
running each case sequentially.
For each case, the run sequence mirrors the processes of a CONDUIT
optimization. It does not run the cases in CONDUIT, but uses equivalent code, running
the problems entirely in MATLAB. By divorcing Batch Mode from CONDUIT, it can be
run without user intervention, and without the need for the CONDUIT GUI. In fact,
Batch Mode has been tested and run entirely from a command line interface, allowing
users to log in using telnet and run Batch Problems from anywhere. While this is not
included in the current version of Batch Mode, it just goes to show the flexibility gained
by running problems in this way.
When Batch Mode starts an optimization of a case, it first switches to the
directory of the case. It then loads the problem in the same way as CONDUIT would.
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