Example #1
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    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale

        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir,
                                            "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir,
                                              "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power:
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer
    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale

        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power:
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver 
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer
class ReducedFunctional(ReducedFunctionalPrototype):
    """
    Following parameters are expected:

    :ivar functional: a :class:`PrototypeFunctional` class.
    :ivar controls: a :class:`TurbineFarmControl` or :class:`dolfin_adjoint.DolfinAdjointControl` class.
    :ivar solver: a :class:`Solver` object.
    :ivar parameters: a :class:`ReducedFunctionalParameters` object.

    This class has a parameter attribute for further adjustments.
    """

    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale

        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power:
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver 
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer

    @staticmethod
    def default_parameters():
        """ Return the default parameters for the :class:`ReducedFunctional`.
        """
        return ReducedFunctionalParameters()


    def _compute_gradient(self, m, forget=True):
        """ Compute the functional gradient for the turbine positions/frictions array """
        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        # If any of the parameters changed, the forward model needs to be re-run
        if numpy.any(m != self.last_m):
            self._compute_functional(m, annotate=True)

        J = self.time_integrator.dolfin_adjoint_functional()

        # Output power
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                turbines = farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]
                power = self.functional.power(self.solver.current_state, turbines)
                self.power_file << project(power,
                                           farm._turbine_function_space,
                                           annotate=False)

        if farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
            parameters = []
            for i in xrange(len(farm._parameters["friction"])):
                parameters.append(
                    FunctionControl("turbine_friction_cache_t_%i" % i))

        else:
            parameters = FunctionControl("turbine_friction_cache")

        djdtf = dolfin_adjoint.compute_gradient(J, parameters, forget=forget)
        dolfin.parameters["adjoint"]["stop_annotating"] = False

        # Decide if we need to apply the chain rule to get the gradient of
        # interest.
        if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
            # We are looking for the gradient with respect to the friction
            dj = dolfin_adjoint.optimization.get_global(djdtf)

        else:
            # Let J be the functional, m the parameter and u the solution of the
            # PDE equation F(u) = 0.
            # Then we have
            # dJ/dm = (\partial J)/(\partial u) * (d u) / d m + \partial J / \partial m
            #               = adj_state * \partial F / \partial u + \partial J / \partial m
            # In this particular case m = turbine_friction, J = \sum_t(ft)
            dj = []

            if farm.turbine_specification.controls.friction:
                # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine friction
                for tfd in farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_friction"]:
                    farm.update()
                    dj.append(djdtf.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            elif farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
                # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine friction
                for djdtf_arr, t in zip(djdtf, farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_friction"]):
                    for tfd in t:
                        farm.update()
                        dj.append(djdtf_arr.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            if farm.turbine_specification.controls.position:
                # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine position
                for d in farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_pos"]:
                    for var in ('turbine_pos_x', 'turbine_pos_y'):
                        farm.update()
                        tfd = d[var]
                        dj.append(djdtf.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            dj = numpy.array(dj)

        return dj

    def _compute_functional(self, m, annotate=True):
        """ Compute the functional of interest for the turbine positions/frictions array """
        self.last_m = m
        self._update_turbine_farm(m)
        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        # Configure dolfin-adjoint
        adj_reset()
        dolfin.parameters["adjoint"]["record_all"] = True
        self._set_revolve_parameters()

        # Solve the shallow water system and integrate the functional of
        # interest.
        final_only = (not self.solver.problem._is_transient or
                      self._problem_params.functional_final_time_only)
        self.time_integrator = TimeIntegrator(self.solver.problem, self.functional,
                                              final_only)

        for sol in self.solver.solve(annotate=annotate):
            self.time_integrator.add(sol["time"], sol["state"], sol["tf"],
                                     sol["is_final"])

        return self.time_integrator.integrate()


    def _set_revolve_parameters(self):
        if (hasattr(self._solver_params, "revolve_parameters")
            and self._solver_params.revolve_parameters is not None):
          (strategy,
           snaps_on_disk,
           snaps_in_ram,
           verbose) = self._farm.params['revolve_parameters']
          adj_checkpointing(
              strategy,
              self._problem_params.finish_time/self._problem_params.dt,
              snaps_on_disk=snaps_on_disk,
              snaps_in_ram=snaps_in_ram,
              verbose=verbose)


    def _update_turbine_farm(self, m):
        """ Update the turbine farm from the flattened parameter array m. """
        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
            farm._parameters["friction"] = m

        else:
            controlled_by = farm.turbine_specification.controls
            shift = 0
            if controlled_by.friction:
                shift = len(farm._parameters["friction"])
                farm._parameters["friction"] = m[:shift]
            elif controlled_by.dynamic_friction:
                shift = len(numpy.reshape(farm._parameters["friction"],-1))
                nb_turbines = len(farm._parameters["position"])
                farm._parameters["friction"] = (
                    numpy.reshape(m[:shift], (-1, nb_turbines)).tolist())

            if controlled_by.position:
                m_pos = m[shift:]
                farm._parameters["position"] = (
                    numpy.reshape(m_pos, (-1,2)).tolist())

        # Update the farm cache.
        farm.update()


    def _save_checkpoint(self):
        """ Checkpoint the reduced functional from which can be used to restart
        the turbine optimisation. """
        base_filename = self.parameters.checkpoints_basefilename
        base_path = os.path.join(self._solver_params.output_dir, base_filename)
        self._compute_functional_mem.save_checkpoint(base_path + "_fwd.dat")
        self._compute_gradient_mem.save_checkpoint(base_path + "_adj.dat")

    def _load_checkpoint(self):
        """ Checkpoint the reduceduced functional from which can be used to
        restart the turbine optimisation. """
        base_filename = self.parameters.checkpoints_basefilename
        base_path = os.path.join(self._solver_params.output_dir, base_filename)
        self._compute_functional_mem.load_checkpoint(base_path + "_fwd.dat")
        self._compute_gradient_mem.load_checkpoint(base_path + "_adj.dat")

    def evaluate(self, m, annotate=True):
        """ Return the functional value for the given parameter array. """
        log(INFO, 'Start evaluation of j')
        timer = dolfin.Timer("j evaluation")
        j = self._compute_functional_mem(m, annotate=annotate)
        timer.stop()

        if self.parameters.save_checkpoints:
            self._save_checkpoint()

        log(INFO, 'Runtime: %f s.' % timer.value())
        log(INFO, 'j = %e.' % float(j))
        self.last_j = j

        if self.parameters.automatic_scaling:
            if self._automatic_scaling_factor is None:
                # Computing dj will set the automatic scaling factor.
                log(INFO, ("Computing derivative to determine the automatic "
                           "scaling factor"))
                self._dj(m, forget=False, new_optimisation_iteration=False)
            return j*self.scale*self._automatic_scaling_factor
        else:
            return j*self.scale

    def _dj(self, m, forget, new_optimisation_iteration=True):
        """ This memoised function returns the gradient of the functional for the parameter choice m. """
        log(INFO, 'Start evaluation of dj')
        timer = dolfin.Timer("dj evaluation")
        dj = self._compute_gradient_mem(m, forget)

        # We assume that the gradient is computed at and only at the beginning
        # of each new optimisation iteration. Hence, this is the right moment
        # to store the turbine friction field and to increment the optimisation
        # iteration counter.
        if new_optimisation_iteration:
            self.solver.optimisation_iteration += 1
            farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

            if (self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0 and
                farm is not None):
                # A cache hit skips the turbine cache update, so we need
                # trigger it manually.
                if self._compute_gradient_mem.has_cache(m, forget):
                    self._update_turbine_farm(m)
                if farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
                    log(WARNING, ("Turbine VTU output not yet implemented for "
                                  " dynamic turbine control"))
                else:
                    self.turbine_file << farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]
                    # Compute the total amount of friction due to turbines
                    if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
                        log(INFO, "Total amount of friction: %f" %
                            assemble(farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]*dx))

        if self.parameters.save_checkpoints:
            self._save_checkpoint()

        log(INFO, "Runtime: " + str(timer.stop()) + " s")
        log(INFO, "|dj| = " + str(numpy.linalg.norm(dj)))

        if self.parameters.automatic_scaling:
            self._set_automatic_scaling_factor(dj)
            return dj*self.scale*self._automatic_scaling_factor
        else:
            return dj*self.scale

    def _set_automatic_scaling_factor(self, dj):
        """ Compute the scaling factor if never done before. """

        if self._automatic_scaling_factor is None:
            farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm
            if not farm.turbine_specification.controls.position:
                raise NotImplementedError("Automatic scaling only works if "
                                          "the turbine positions are control "
                                          "parameters")

            if (farm.turbine_specification.controls.friction or
                farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction):
                assert(len(dj) % 3 == 0)
                # Exclude the first third from the automatic scaling as it
                # contains the friction coefficients.
                djl2 = max(abs(dj[len(dj) / 3:]))
            else:
                djl2 = max(abs(dj))

            if djl2 == 0:
                log(ERROR, ("Automatic scaling failed: The gradient at the "
                            "parameter point is zero."))
            else:
                self._automatic_scaling_factor = abs(
                    self.parameters.automatic_scaling*
                    farm.turbine_specification.diameter/
                    djl2/
                    self.scale)
                log(INFO, "Set automatic scaling factor to %e." %
                    self._automatic_scaling_factor)

    def derivative(self, m_array, forget=True, **kwargs):
        """ Computes the first derivative of the functional with respect to its
        parameters by solving the adjoint equations. """

        return self._dj(m_array, forget)
Example #4
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    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale
        self.rf = self
        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # For storing the friction function for each time step as one changing
        # function and not as multiple functions
        if (isinstance(self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm.\
                       friction_function, list)):
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function[0]
        else:
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

            # Just to clean any 'j.txt' files from previous simulations.
            if self._solver_params.output_j:
                dir = os.path.join(self.solver.parameters.output_dir,
                                   "iter_{}".format(self.solver.optimisation_iteration))
                if not os.path.exists(dir):
                    os.mkdir(dir)
                filename = os.path.join(dir, "j.txt")
                j_file = open(filename, 'w')
                j_file.close()

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if (self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power
            or ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
            and self._solver_params.output_turbine_power)):
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer
Example #5
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    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale
        self.rf = self
        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # For storing the friction function for each time step as one changing
        # function and not as multiple functions
        if (isinstance(self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm.\
                       friction_function, list)):
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function[0]
        else:
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

            # Just to clean any 'j.txt' files from previous simulations.
            if self._solver_params.output_j:
                dir = os.path.join(self.solver.parameters.output_dir,
                                   "iter_{}".format(self.solver.optimisation_iteration))
                if not os.path.exists(dir):
                    os.mkdir(dir)
                filename = os.path.join(dir, "j.txt")
                j_file = open(filename, 'w')
                j_file.close()

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if (self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power
            or ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
            and self._solver_params.output_turbine_power)):
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer
Example #6
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class ReducedFunctional(ReducedFunctionalPrototype):
    """
    Following parameters are expected:

    :ivar functional: a :class:`PrototypeFunctional` class.
    :ivar controls: a :class:`TurbineFarmControl` or :class:`dolfin_adjoint.DolfinAdjointControl` class.
    :ivar solver: a :class:`Solver` object.
    :ivar parameters: a :class:`ReducedFunctionalParameters` object.

    This class has a parameter attribute for further adjustments.
    """

    def __init__(self, functional, controls, solver, parameters):
        # For consistency with the dolfin-adjoint API.
        self.scale = parameters.scale
        self.rf = self
        self.solver = solver
        if not isinstance(solver, Solver):
            raise ValueError, "solver argument of wrong type."

        self.functional = functional
        if not isinstance(functional, PrototypeFunctional):
            raise ValueError, "invalid functional argument."

        # Create the default parameters
        self.parameters = parameters

        # Hidden attributes
        self._solver_params = solver.parameters
        self._problem_params = solver.problem.parameters
        self._time_integrator = None
        self._automatic_scaling_factor = None

        # For storing the friction function for each time step as one changing
        # function and not as multiple functions
        if (isinstance(self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm.\
                       friction_function, list)):
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function[0]
        else:
            self._friction_plot_function = self.solver.problem.parameters\
                                           .tidal_farm.friction_function

        # Caching variables that store which controls the last forward run was
        # performed
        self.last_m = None
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:
            turbine_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "turbines.pvd")
            self.turbine_file = File(turbine_filename, "compressed")

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                power_filename = os.path.join(solver.parameters.output_dir, "power.pvd")
                self.power_file = File(power_filename, "compressed")

            # Just to clean any 'j.txt' files from previous simulations.
            if self._solver_params.output_j:
                dir = os.path.join(self.solver.parameters.output_dir,
                                   "iter_{}".format(self.solver.optimisation_iteration))
                if not os.path.exists(dir):
                    os.mkdir(dir)
                filename = os.path.join(dir, "j.txt")
                j_file = open(filename, 'w')
                j_file.close()

        # dolfin-adjoint requires the ReducedFunctional to have a member
        # variable `parameter` which must be a list comprising an instance of a
        # class (here, TurbineFarmControl) which has a method named `data`
        # which returns a numpy.ndarray of the parameters used for optimisation,
        # e.g. the turbine frictions and positions.
        if not hasattr(controls, "__getitem__"):
            controls = [controls]
        self.controls = controls

        self._compute_functional_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_functional)
        self._compute_gradient_mem = MemoizeMutable(self._compute_gradient)

        # Load checkpoints from file
        if self.parameters.load_checkpoints:
            self._load_checkpoint()

        if (self._solver_params.print_individual_turbine_power
            or ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
            and self._solver_params.output_turbine_power)):
            # if this is enabled, we need to instantiate the relevant helper
            # and pass this to the solver
            output_writer = helpers.OutputWriter(self.functional)
            self._solver_params.output_writer = output_writer

    @staticmethod
    def default_parameters():
        """ Return the default parameters for the :class:`ReducedFunctional`.
        """
        return ReducedFunctionalParameters()


    def _compute_gradient(self, m, forget=True):
        """ Compute the functional gradient for the turbine positions/frictions array """

        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        # If any of the parameters changed, the forward model needs to be re-run
        if self.last_m is None or numpy.any(m != self.last_m):
            self._compute_functional(m, annotate=True)

        J = self.time_integrator.dolfin_adjoint_functional(self.solver.state)

        # Output power
        if self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0:

            if self._solver_params.output_turbine_power:
                turbines = farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]
                power = self.functional.power(self.solver.state, turbines)
                self.power_file << project(power,
                                           farm._turbine_function_space,
                                           annotate=False)

        if farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
            parameters = []
            for i in xrange(len(farm._parameters["friction"])):
                parameters.append(
                    FunctionControl("turbine_friction_cache_t_%i" % i))

        else:
            parameters = FunctionControl("turbine_friction_cache")

        djdtf = dolfin_adjoint.compute_gradient(J, parameters, forget=forget)
        dolfin.parameters["adjoint"]["stop_annotating"] = False

        # Decide if we need to apply the chain rule to get the gradient of
        # interest.
        if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
            # We are looking for the gradient with respect to the friction
            dj = dolfin_adjoint.optimization.get_global(djdtf)

        else:
            # Let J be the functional, m the parameter and u the solution of the
            # PDE equation F(u) = 0.
            # Then we have
            # dJ/dm = (\partial J)/(\partial u) * (d u) / d m + \partial J / \partial m
            #               = adj_state * \partial F / \partial u + \partial J / \partial m
            # In this particular case m = turbine_friction, J = \sum_t(ft)
            dj = []

            if farm.turbine_specification.controls.friction:
                # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine friction
                for tfd in farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_friction"]:
                    farm.update()
                    dj.append(djdtf.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            elif farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
                # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine friction
                for djdtf_arr, t in zip(djdtf,
                                    farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_friction"]):
                    for tfd in t:
                        farm.update()
                        dj.append(djdtf_arr.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            if (farm.turbine_specification.controls.position):
                if (farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction):
                    # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine position
                    farm.update()
                    turb_deriv_pos = farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_pos"]
                    n_time_steps =len(turb_deriv_pos)
                    for n in xrange(farm.number_of_turbines):
                        for var in ('turbine_pos_x', 'turbine_pos_y'):
                            dj_t = 0
                            for t in xrange(n_time_steps):
                                tfd_t = turb_deriv_pos[t][n][var]
                                dj_t += djdtf_arr.vector().inner(tfd_t.vector())
                            dj.append(dj_t)

                else:
                    # Compute the derivatives with respect to the turbine position
                    for d in farm.turbine_cache["turbine_derivative_pos"]:
                        for var in ('turbine_pos_x', 'turbine_pos_y'):
                            farm.update()
                            tfd = d[var]
                            dj.append(djdtf.vector().inner(tfd.vector()))

            dj = numpy.array(dj)

        return dj

    def _compute_functional(self, m, annotate=True):
        """ Compute the functional of interest for the turbine positions/frictions array """

        self.last_m = m
        self._update_turbine_farm(m)
        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        # Configure dolfin-adjoint
        adj_reset()
        dolfin.parameters["adjoint"]["record_all"] = True
        self._set_revolve_parameters()

        # Solve the shallow water system and integrate the functional of
        # interest.
        final_only = (not self.solver.problem._is_transient or
                      self._problem_params.functional_final_time_only)
        self.time_integrator = TimeIntegrator(self.solver.problem, self.functional,
                                              final_only)

        for sol in self.solver.solve(annotate=annotate):
            self.time_integrator.add(sol["time"], sol["state"], sol["tf"],
                                     sol["is_final"])

        log(INFO, "Temporal breakdown of functional evaluation")
        log(INFO, "----------------------------------")
        for time, val in zip(self.time_integrator.times, self.time_integrator.vals):
            log(INFO, "Time: {} s\t Value: {}.".format(float(time), val))
        log(INFO, "----------------------------------")

        if ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
            and self._solver_params.output_temporal_breakdown_of_j):
            dir = self.solver.get_optimisation_and_search_directory()
            filename = os.path.join(dir, "temporal_breakdown_of_j.txt")
            numpy.savetxt(filename, self.time_integrator.vals)

        j = float(self.time_integrator.integrate())
        if ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
            and self._solver_params.output_j):
            dir = os.path.join(self.solver.parameters.output_dir,
                  "iter_{}".format(self.solver.optimisation_iteration))
            if not os.path.exists(dir):
                os.mkdir(dir)
            filename = os.path.join(dir, "j.txt")
            j_file = open(filename, 'a')
            numpy.savetxt(j_file, [j])
            j_file.close()

        self.solver.search_iteration += 1
        return j


    def _set_revolve_parameters(self):
        if (hasattr(self._solver_params, "revolve_parameters")
            and self._solver_params.revolve_parameters is not None):
          (strategy,
           snaps_on_disk,
           snaps_in_ram,
           verbose) = self._farm.params['revolve_parameters']
          adj_checkpointing(
              strategy,
              self._problem_params.finish_time/self._problem_params.dt,
              snaps_on_disk=snaps_on_disk,
              snaps_in_ram=snaps_in_ram,
              verbose=verbose)


    def _update_turbine_farm(self, m):
        """ Update the turbine farm from the flattened parameter array m. """
        farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

        if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
            farm._parameters["friction"] = m

        else:
            controlled_by = farm.turbine_specification.controls
            shift = 0
            if controlled_by.friction:
                shift = len(farm._parameters["friction"])
                farm._parameters["friction"] = m[:shift]
            elif controlled_by.dynamic_friction:
                shift = len(numpy.reshape(farm._parameters["friction"],-1))
                nb_turbines = len(farm._parameters["position"])
                farm._parameters["friction"] = (
                    numpy.reshape(m[:shift], (-1, nb_turbines)).tolist())

            if controlled_by.position:
                m_pos = m[shift:]
                farm._parameters["position"] = (
                    numpy.reshape(m_pos, (-1,2)).tolist())

        # Update the farm cache.
        farm.update()


    def _save_checkpoint(self):
        """ Checkpoint the reduced functional from which can be used to restart
        the turbine optimisation. """
        base_filename = self.parameters.checkpoints_basefilename
        base_path = os.path.join(self._solver_params.output_dir, base_filename)
        self._compute_functional_mem.save_checkpoint(base_path + "_fwd.dat")
        self._compute_gradient_mem.save_checkpoint(base_path + "_adj.dat")

    def _load_checkpoint(self):
        """ Checkpoint the reduceduced functional from which can be used to
        restart the turbine optimisation. """
        base_filename = self.parameters.checkpoints_basefilename
        base_path = os.path.join(self._solver_params.output_dir, base_filename)
        self._compute_functional_mem.load_checkpoint(base_path + "_fwd.dat")
        self._compute_gradient_mem.load_checkpoint(base_path + "_adj.dat")

    def evaluate(self, m, annotate=True):
        """ Return the functional value for the given parameter array. """
        log(INFO, 'Start evaluation of j')
        timer = dolfin.Timer("j evaluation")
        j = self._compute_functional_mem(m, annotate=annotate)
        timer.stop()

        if self.parameters.save_checkpoints:
            self._save_checkpoint()

        log(INFO, 'Runtime: %f s.' % timer.elapsed()[0])
        log(INFO, 'j = %e.' % float(j))
        self.last_j = j

        if ((self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0)
           and self.solver.parameters.output_control_array):
            dir = self.solver.get_optimisation_and_search_directory()
            filename = os.path.join(dir, "control_array.txt")
            numpy.savetxt(filename, m)

        if self.parameters.automatic_scaling:
            if self._automatic_scaling_factor is None:
                # Computing dj will set the automatic scaling factor.
                log(INFO, ("Computing derivative to determine the automatic "
                           "scaling factor"))
                self._dj(m, forget=False, new_optimisation_iteration=False)
            return j*self.scale*self._automatic_scaling_factor
        else:
            return j*self.scale

    def _dj(self, m, forget, new_optimisation_iteration=True):
        """ This memoised function returns the gradient of the functional for the parameter choice m. """
        log(INFO, 'Start evaluation of dj')
        timer = dolfin.Timer("dj evaluation")
        dj = self._compute_gradient_mem(m, forget)

        # We assume that the gradient is computed at and only at the beginning
        # of each new optimisation iteration. Hence, this is the right moment
        # to store the turbine friction field and to increment the optimisation
        # iteration counter.
        if new_optimisation_iteration:
            farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm

            if (self.solver.parameters.dump_period > 0 and
                farm is not None):
                # A cache hit skips the turbine cache update, so we need
                # trigger it manually.
                if self._compute_gradient_mem.has_cache(m, forget):
                    self._update_turbine_farm(m)
                if farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction:
                    dir = self.solver.get_optimisation_and_search_directory()
                    filename = os.path.join(dir, "turbine_friction.pvd")
                    friction_file = File(filename)
                    for timestep in range(0,len(farm.friction_function)):
                        self._friction_plot_function.assign(
                            farm.friction_function[timestep])
                        friction_file << self._friction_plot_function
                else:
                    self.turbine_file << farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]
                    # Compute the total amount of friction due to turbines
                    if farm.turbine_specification.smeared:
                        log(INFO, "Total amount of friction: %f" %
                            assemble(farm.turbine_cache["turbine_field"]*dx))
            self.solver.optimisation_iteration += 1
            self.solver.search_iteration = 0

        if self.parameters.save_checkpoints:
            self._save_checkpoint()

        log(INFO, "Runtime: " + str(timer.stop()) + " s")
        log(INFO, "|dj| = " + str(numpy.linalg.norm(dj)))

        if self.parameters.automatic_scaling:
            self._set_automatic_scaling_factor(dj)
            return dj*self.scale*self._automatic_scaling_factor
        else:
            return dj*self.scale

    def _set_automatic_scaling_factor(self, dj):
        """ Compute the scaling factor if never done before. """

        if self._automatic_scaling_factor is None:
            farm = self.solver.problem.parameters.tidal_farm
            if not farm.turbine_specification.controls.position:
                raise NotImplementedError("Automatic scaling only works if "
                                          "the turbine positions are control "
                                          "parameters")

            if (farm.turbine_specification.controls.friction or
                farm.turbine_specification.controls.dynamic_friction):
                assert(len(dj) % 3 == 0)
                # Exclude the first third from the automatic scaling as it
                # contains the friction coefficients.
                djl2 = max(abs(dj[len(dj) / 3:]))
            else:
                djl2 = max(abs(dj))

            if djl2 == 0:
                log(ERROR, ("Automatic scaling failed: The gradient at the "
                            "parameter point is zero."))
            else:
                self._automatic_scaling_factor = abs(
                    self.parameters.automatic_scaling*
                    farm.turbine_specification.diameter/
                    djl2/
                    self.scale)
                log(INFO, "Set automatic scaling factor to %e." %
                    self._automatic_scaling_factor)

    def derivative(self, m_array, forget=True, **kwargs):
        """ Computes the first derivative of the functional with respect to its
        parameters by solving the adjoint equations. """

        return self._dj(m_array, forget)

    def derivative_with_check(self, m, seed=0.1, tol=1.8, forget=True):
        ''' This function checks the correctness and returns the gradient of
        the functional for the parameter choice m. '''

        log(INFO, "Checking derivative at m = " + str(m))
        p = numpy.random.rand(len(m))
        minconv = helpers.test_gradient_array(self.evaluate,
                                              self._dj,
                                              m,
                                              seed=seed,
                                              perturbation_direction=p)
        if minconv < tol:
            log(INFO, "The gradient taylor remainder test failed.")
            sys.exit(1)
        else:
            log(INFO, "The gradient taylor remainder test passed.")

        return self._dj(m, forget)

    def mpi_comm(self):
        return mpi_comm_world()