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Kalman filter en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Hungarian-American electrical engineer Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016), one of the primary developers of its theory.

Meanings

  1. An algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies, and produces estimates of unknown variables that tend to be more precise than those based on a single measurement alone. They are used in navigation, signal processing, etc.
    • There is no doubt that complex notation can create a learning barrier and the notation involved in the Kalman filter can be quite formidable. 2005, Randall L. Eubank, A Kalman Filter Primer, CRC Press, →ISBN:

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Kalman filters Number=Plur lexicographic

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Kalman filter en · VERB

Etymology

Named after Hungarian-American electrical engineer Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016), one of the primary developers of its theory.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To apply this algorithm to.

Forms

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Kalman filtering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Kalman filters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Kalman filtered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Kalman filtered Tense=Past lexicographic