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Optimal Inputs

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The accuracy of parameter estimates is increased by the use of optimal inputs. In this chapter, a historical background of optimal inputs is given first. This is followed by the design of optimal inputs for linear systems in Section 8.2 and nonlinear systems in Section 8.3. An improved method for the numerical determination of optimal inputs and multiparameter optimal inputs is discussed in Chapter 9.

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  1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Robert Kalaba

  2. Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Kalaba, R., Spingarn, K. (1982). Optimal Inputs. In: Control, Identification, and Input Optimization. Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7662-0_8

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