Most signal processing design problems involve finding the solution to optimization problems. For example, the routines FILTUPDESIGN,  FIRLS,  IIRDESIGN,  IIRLS,  REMEZ and SGFDESIGN are all optimal filter design solutions under various constraints and error functionals. In many practical applications, however, custom design of optimal signal processing operations is desirable.

PV‑WAVE Advantage provides many numerical optimization functions for solving advanced signal processing problems. Because optimization problems occur so often in signal processing, the reference pages of the optimization routines available in PV‑WAVE Advantage are included in this manual for your convenience. These optimization functions are listed in the following table. For detailed information, see Chapter 2: Reference (A to F), Chapter 3: Reference (G to P), and Chapter 4: Reference (Q to Z).

PV‑WAVE Advantage functions for performing numerical integration and computing array norms, such as INTFCN and NORM are also included in this manual. These functions are often used in conjunction with optimization routines to evaluate error functionals.