gridconstrained
gridconstrained refers to a constraint in optimization and computation that restricts variables to take values only from a predefined grid. It is commonly used to convert continuous problems into discrete ones, enabling the use of combinatorial or discrete optimization techniques and simplifying implementation in certain contexts. In some sources the term is written as grid-constrained, but gridconstrained is also encountered in practice.
Formally, if x is a decision vector with components x_i, a gridconstrained formulation requires each component
Applications of gridconstrained problems appear in areas such as path planning on grid maps, image and signal
Advantages of gridconstrained formulations include straightforward implementation, compatibility with exact or heuristic search methods (e.g., dynamic