optimization.variable.variable_manager

Classes

VariableManager()

Manages a list of variables in a merit function.

class VariableManager

Manages a list of variables in a merit function.

variables

A list of Variable objects.

Type:

list

add(optic, variable_type, **kwargs)

Add a variable to the merit function.

clear()

Clear all variables from the merit function.

add(optic, variable_type, scaler: Scaler = None, **kwargs)

Add a variable to the merit function

Parameters:

• optic (OpticalSystem) – The optical system to which the variable belongs.

• variable_type (str) – The type of the variable.

• scaler (Scaler, optional) – The scaler to use for the variable. Defaults to None, which will use the default scaler for the variable type.

• **kwargs – Additional keyword arguments to be passed to the Variable constructor.

clear()

Clear all variables from the merit function