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GPOPS-II License Agreement

The official license terms for use of GPOPS-II.

License Agreement for GPOPS-II

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before proceeding to download GPOPS-II.

This page constitutes the official license for the General-Purpose Optimal Control Software (hereafter referred to as "The Software" or "GPOPS-II"). The licensor of the software (herein referred to as the "licensor") is RP Optimization Research LLC, while the licensee of the software (herein referred to as the "licensee") is the individual or institution to whom the license has been granted. By downloading, using, modifying, or distributing GPOPS-II you are agreeing to all of the terms and conditions described in this license. Do not proceed with the download of GPOPS-II if you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions in this agreement.

Agreement to Properly Cite GPOPS-II in Any Research Performed Using the Software

All users of GPOPS-II agree that they will properly cite GPOPS-II in any publications that are written where the results are obtained using the software. The proper and only citation for GPOPS-II is as follows:

Patterson, M. A. and Rao, A. V., "GPOPS-II: A MATLAB Software for Solving Multiple-Phase Optimal Control Problems Using hp-Adaptive Gaussian Quadrature Collocation Methods and Sparse Nonlinear Programming", ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, Vol. 41, No. 1., October 2014, pp. 1:1 - 1:37.

The official page on the ACM website that contains the complete archival information about the software can be found at https://doi.org/10.1145/2558904.

License Agreement for University of Florida or State of Florida Use of GPOPS-II

The University of Florida and any State of Florida institution have a royalty-free license for use of GPOPS-II for research purposes internal to the institution. The University of Florida and State of Florida license rules for GPOPS-II are as follows:

  • The Software may be used at only a University of Florida or State of Florida facility and is strictly for University of Florida or State of Florida use.
  • The Software may not be distributed outside of the University of Florida or the State of Florida. Any use GPOPS-II outside of the University of Florida or the State of Florida constitutes academic, not-for-profit, U.S. Government, or commercial use and requires that a license be obtained in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below.

License Agreement for Academic, Not-for-Profit, U.S. Government, or Commercial Institution Use of GPOPS-II

If you are employed by an academic, not-for-profit, U.S. Government, or commercial institution, the download and use of GPOPS-II requires a licensing fee. These fees, including instructions to pay via credit card, can be found on the GPOPS-II pricing page.

The academic, not-for-profit, and commercial licensing rules are given as follows:

  • The Software may only be used in-house by the licensee (that is, individual, department, U.S. Government, or university).
  • Academic licenses must be used for academic research and classroom teaching only.
  • The Software may not be redistributed beyond that of the licensee (that is, individual, department, university, Government, or not-for-profit institution) for which the license has been granted.
  • The Software may not be reverse-engineered in any form whatsoever.
  • The Software may only be used during the licensing period for which the license is granted.
  • The use of the software by the licensee may be revoked by the licensor at any time with a 30-day advance notice.
  • The licensor may, at the sole discretion of the licensor, refuse to grant a license to any individual or institution (with the exception of individuals employed by the State of Florida or institutions that are part of the State of Florida).

All users can register to obtain either a trial license, a royalty-free University of Florida license, or a royalty-free State of Florida license. Academic, not-for-profit, U.S. Government, and commercial users can purchase a license for GPOPS-II by visiting the GPOPS-II pricing page.

Disclaimer

GPOPS-II is general-purpose software and is provided "as-is" with no warranties of any kind and no merchantability or fitness for any purpose or application. By downloading or using GPOPS-II you assume all liability for any use of GPOPS-II and agree to hold harmless the authors or the resellers of GPOPS-II. Furthermore, you may not recover any damages for any reason whatsoever.