MATLAB: Can fmincon (optimization tool) be used over one variable.

fmincon

I am taking uniform thickness of a singly curved cylindrical Shell as a design variable for optimization with Static(Vertical deflection) and dynamic(frequency) as Constraints.

Best Answer

Yes.
However, I am not sure that this is the answer you wanted. Feel free to ask again with more detail. Meanwhile, you might be able to answer some of your own questions by looking at examples in the documentation.
Alan Weiss
MATLAB mathematical toolbox documentation