Browsing Theses by Subject "Estimation"
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Development of an Integrated Estimation Method for Vehicle States, Parameters and Tire Forces
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-22)Stability and desirable performance of vehicle control systems are directly dependent on the quality and accuracy of sensory and estimated data provided to the controllers. Tire forces and vehicle states such as lateral ... -
Estimation and Testing of the Jump Component in Levy Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)In this thesis, a new method based on characteristic functions is proposed to estimate the jump component in a finite-activity Levy process, which includes the jump frequency and the jump size distribution. Properties of ... -
H-Infinity Performance Limitations for Problems with Sensor Time Delays
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-23)Motivated by ongoing research into automating radiotherapy, this thesis is concerned with linear feedback control and estimation problems where only a delayed output signal is measurable. Various discrete-time performance ... -
Optimal Online Tuning of an Adaptive Controller
(University of Waterloo, 2004)A novel adaptive controller, suitable for linear and non-linear systems was developed. The controller is a discrete algorithm suitable for computer implementation and is based on gradient descent adaptation rules. ... -
Orienting to probable stimuli increases speed, precision, and kurtosis. A study in perceptual estimation.
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-15)Stimulus probabilities affect detection performance. Rare targets, even in security or medical screenings, are missed more often than frequent ones. To minimize such probability-related costs, there is a need to understand ... -
Performance Prediction Upon Toolchain Migration in Model-Based Software
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)Changing the development environment can have severe impacts on the system behavior such as the execution-time performance. Since it can be costly to migrate a software application, engineers would like to predict the ...