A nonlinearity measure for estimation systems Conference Paper

abstract

• The concept of nonlinearity measures for dynamical systems is extended to estimation systems, which include both a dynamical model and a measurement model. For linear systems, propagation through linear dynamics and update by linear measurements both preserve the Gaussian property of a distribution of estimates. For nonlinear systems, how well a Gaussian distribution of estimates stays Gaussian is identified as a measure of the nonlinearity in the total estimation system. This measure can be used to compare the nonlinearity introduced by both the dynamics and the measurements for various representations of a system.

authors

• Hurtado, John
• Junkins, John

published proceedings

• Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

author list (cited authors)

• Sinclair, A. J., Hurtado, J. E., & Junkins, J. L.

complete list of authors

• Sinclair, AJ||Hurtado, JE||Junkins, JL

publication date

• December 2006

published in

• Advances in the Astronautical Sciences  Journal

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 0877035288

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780877035282

start page

• 537

end page

• 553

volume

• 124 I