Multi-Resolution Methods for Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems

Least Square Methods The Least Square Algorithm Linear Least Square Methods Nonlinear Least Squares Algorithm Properties of Least Square Algorithms Examples Polynomial Approximation Gram-Schmidt Procedure of Orthogonalization Hypergeometric Function Approach to Generate Orthogonal Polynomials Discrete Variable Orthogonal Polynomials Approximation Properties of Orthogonal Polynomials Artificial Neural Networks for Input-Output Approximation Introduction Direction-Dependent Approach Directed Connectivity Graph Modified Minimal Resource Allocating Algorithm (MMRAN) Numerical Simulation Examples Multi-Resolution Approximation Methods Wavelets Bezier Spline Moving Least Squares Method Adaptive Multi-Resolution Algorithm Numerical Results Global-Local Orthogonal Polynomial MAPping (GLO-MAP) in N Dimensions Basic Ideas Approximation in 1, 2, and N Dimensions Using Weighting Functions Global-Local Orthogonal Approximation in 1-, 2-, and N-Dimensional Spaces Algorithm Implementation Properties of GLO-MAP Approximation Illustrative Engineering Applications Nonlinear System Identification Problem Statement and Background Novel System Identification Algorithm Nonlinear System Identification Algorithm Numerical Simulation Distributed Parameter Systems MLPG-Moving Least Squares Approach Partition of Unity Finite Element Method Control Distribution for Over-Actuated Systems Problem Statement and Background Control Distribution Functions Hierarchical Control Distribution Algorithm Numerical Results Appendix References Index Each chapter contains an Introduction and a Summary.