About the Exploration Component

By default, the Exploration component includes an Approximation Loop strategy, a Pointer-2 strategy, and a Custom strategy. The Approximation Loop strategy is an iterative algorithm that creates an approximation and executes an optimization plan multiple times, updating the approximation between each cycle if deemed necessary. The Pointer-2 strategy is an automatic optimization engine that controls a set of standard optimization techniques. The Custom strategy is a general framework for creating your own strategies. You can configure your own instances of standard Isight exploration techniques and run them in sequence or drive them with a script.

Additional strategies are provided through plug-ins that can be developed and published to the Isight Library.

The following figure shows the Exploration Component Editor with the Approximation Loop strategy.

To start the Exploration Component Editor, double-click the Exploration component icon . When you have finished configuring the Exploration Component Editor, click OK to close the editor. For more information about inserting components and accessing component editors, see Working with Components in the Isight User’s Guide.