An efficient method for finding the minimum of a function of several variables without calculating derivatives

Powell, M. J. D.

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1989	Athanasiou KA. Biomechanical Assessment of Articular Cartilage Healing and Interspecies Variability [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 1989.
2015	Zhao L. Design and Validation of a System for Controlling a Robot for 3D Ultrasound Scanning of the Lower Limbs [PhD thesis]. École de technologie supérieure; September 3, 2015.
2015	Kaiser J. Assessment of Cartilage Contact and Early Degeneration Following ACL Reconstruction [PhD thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Madison; 2015.
2015	Lenhart RL. Influence of Surgery on Musculoskeletal Mechanics in Children With Crouch Gait [PhD thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Madison; 2015.
2018	Vignos MF. Longitudinal Investigation of in Vivo Tibiofemoral Kinematics, Cartilage Contact, and Cartilage Composition Prior to and Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction [PhD thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Madison; 2018.