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Invented by Rudolf E. Kálmán in 1960, the Kalman Filter is a mathematical algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies, to produce estimates of unknown variables that are more accurate than those based on a single measurement alone.

| Step | Equation Name | Formula (Simplified) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Predict | State Estimate | x_pred = F * x_prev | | Predict | Covariance Estimate | P_pred = F * P_prev * F' + Q | | Update | Kalman Gain | K = P_pred * H' / (H * P_pred * H' + R) | | Update | State Estimate (Corrected) | x_est = x_pred + K * (z - H * x_pred) | | Update | Covariance (Corrected) | P_est = (I - K * H) * P_pred | Invented by Rudolf E

% Observation Matrix H (We only measure position, not velocity) H = [1, 0]; containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies

# In terminal, navigate to your folder zip -r Kalman_Beginner_Package.zip kalman_beginner_example1.m kalman_beginner_example2.m README.txt not velocity) H = [1

H = [1, 0]; % Measure only position Q = [0.001, 0; 0, 0.001]; % Process noise (small) R = meas_noise_std^2; % Measurement noise