idLinear

Linear mapping object for nonlinear ARX models

Description

An `idLinear` object implements an affine function, and is a mapping function for estimating nonlinear ARX models. The mapping function uses a combination of linear weights and an offset. Unlike the other mapping objects for the nonlinear models, the `idLinear` object contains no accommodation for a nonlinear component.

Mathematically, `idLinear` is a linear function $y=F\left(x\right)$ that maps m inputs X(t) = [x(t1),x2(t),…,xm(t)]T to a scalar output y(t). . F is a (affine) function of x:

`$y\left(t\right)={y}_{0}+Χ{\left(t\right)}^{T}PL$`

Here:

• X(t) is an m-by-1 vector of inputs, or regressors.

• y0 is the output offset, a scalar.

• P is an m-by-p projection matrix, where m is the number of regressors and is p is the number of linear weights. m must be greater than or equal to p.

• L is a p-by-1 vector of weights.

Set `idLinear` as the value of the `OutputFcn` property of an `idnlarx` model. For example, specify `idLinear` when you estimate an `idnlarx` model with the following command.

`sys = nlarx(data,regressors,idLinear)`
When `nlarx` estimates the model, it also estimates the parameters of the `idLinear` function.

Use the `idLinear` mapping object when you want to create nonlinear ARX models that operate linearly on the regressors. The regressors themselves can be nonlinear functions of the inputs and outputs. The `polynomialRegressor` and `customRegressor` commands allow you to create such regressors. When the `idnlarx` model has no custom regressors and the output function is set to `idLinear`, the model is similar to a linear ARX model. However, for the nonlinear ARX model, the offset is an estimable parameter.

You can configure the `idLinear` object to disable components and fix parameters. Use `evaluate` to compute the output of the function for a given vector of inputs.

Creation

Syntax

``Lin = idLinear``

Description

example

````Lin = idLinear` creates an `idLinear` object `Lin` with unknown parameters. ```

Properties

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Input signal names for the inputs to the mapping object, specified as a 1-by-m cell array, where m is the number of input signals. This property is determined during estimation.

Output signal name for the output of the mapping object, specified as a 1-by-1 cell array. This property is determined during estimation.

Parameters of the linear function, specified as follows:

• `Value` — Value of L', specified as a 1-by-m vector.

• `Free` — Option to update entries of `Value` during estimation. specified as a logical scalar. The software honors the `Free` specification only if the starting value of `Value` is finite. The default value is `true`.

Parameters of the offset term, specified as follows:

• `Value` — Offset value, specified as a scalar.

• `Free` — Option to update `Value` during estimation, specified as a scalar logical. The software honors the `Free` specification of `false` only if the value of `Value` is finite. The default value is `true`.

Examples

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`load iddata7 z7`

Create an `idLinear` mapping object `L`.

`L = idLinear;`

Create model regressors that include nonlinear polynomial regressors.

```Reg1 = linearRegressor({'y1','u1'},{1:4, 0:4}); Reg2 = polynomialRegressor({'y1','u1'},{1:2, 0:2},2,false,true,true); Reg3 = polynomialRegressor({'y1','u1'},{2, 1:3},3,false,true);```

Estimate the nonlinear ARX model.

`sys = nlarx(z7,[Reg1;Reg2;Reg3],L)`
```sys = Nonlinear ARX model with 1 output and 2 inputs Inputs: u1, u2 Outputs: y1 Regressors: 1. Linear regressors in variables y1, u1 2. Order 2 regressors in variables y1, u1 3. Order 3 regressors in variables y1, u1 Output function: Linear with offset Sample time: 1 seconds Status: Termination condition: Near (local) minimum, (norm(g) < tol).. Number of iterations: 0, Number of function evaluations: 1 Estimated using NLARX on time domain data "z7". Fit to estimation data: 43.22% (prediction focus) FPE: 5.66, MSE: 4.963 More information in model's "Report" property. ```

Version History

Introduced in R2007a

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