| Article ID: | iaor20122508 |
| Volume: | 51 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 1345 |
| End Page Number: | 1373 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Journal: | Computational Optimization and Applications |
| Authors: | Kunisch Karl, Wachsmuth Daniel |
| Keywords: | optimization, heuristics |
Moreau‐Yosida based approximation techniques for optimal control of variational inequalities are investigated. Properties of the path generated by solutions to the regularized equations are analyzed. Combined with a semi‐smooth Newton method for the regularized problems these lead to an efficient numerical technique.