On the Observability of Nonlinear Systems with Applications to Nonlinear Regression Analysis.

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Abstract:

Global inverse function theorems, applicable to the observability question, are presented. Comparisons are made to fixed point theorems and contraction mappings are shown to exist under general conditions. Extensions to the noisy measurement case are made. Author

Author(s):
Fitts, John M.
Author Organization(s):
CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis,
Pagination:
0043

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFOSR-70-2891TR
Contract/Grant Number(s):
AF-AFOSR-1328-67
Project Number(s):
AF-9749
Monitor Series:
70-2891TR
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*CONTROL SYSTEMS, MATHEMATICAL MODELS), (*REGRESSION ANALYSIS, NONLINEAR SYSTEMS), MATRICES(MATHEMATICS), CONVEX SETS, SEQUENCES(MATHEMATICS), CONVERGENCE, THEOREMS, THESES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Statistics and Probability
Keyword(s):
FIXED POINT THEOREMS, INVERSE FUNCTION THEOREMS, CONTROL THEORY, DISCRETE TIME SYSTEMS
Report Date:
1970 Dec 14