NICE_Optimization/InequalityConstraints.h

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//
//	InequalityConstraints.h: interface of the InequalityConstaints class.
//
//	Written By: Matthias Wacker
//
//
//	Constraints of the form: G(x) \le 0   (less or equal)
//								where G is the vector of all
//								inequality constraints
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef _INEQUALITYCONSTRAINTS_H_
#define _INEQUALITYCONSTRAINTS_H_


#include "optimization/Constraints.h"


/*!
    class Abstract base class for all equality constraints. 
*/

class InequalityConstraints  : public Constraints
{
	public:
		
		typedef Constraints		SuperClass;
		typedef SuperClass::matrix_type matrix_type;
		
		/*!
			default constructor
		*/
		InequalityConstraints() : SuperClass(){};

	     /*!
            Constructor.
			\param numOfParameters
			\param numOfConstraints
         */
		InequalityConstraints(unsigned int numOfParameters, unsigned int numOfConstraints): SuperClass(numOfParameters,numOfConstraints){};
        
		/*!
			Copy constructor
		*/
		InequalityConstraints(const Constraints &con):SuperClass(con){};

        /*!
            Destructor.
         */
        ~InequalityConstraints(){};
		
		/*!
			Initialization for the cost function
		 */
		virtual void init() = 0;

		/*!
			evaluate the constraints
			\param x =^ position
			\return matrix_type containing the i-th constraint result in the i-th component
		*/
		virtual matrix_type evaluate(const matrix_type & x) = 0;


	protected:

};

#endif