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Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) L1-428

Control TheoryNonlinear estimationδ=3 · standardL_DAG = 3📋 Stub — not mineable
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Forward model E

Extended Kalman Filter (EKF): EKF: extend Kalman filter to nonlinear systems by linearizing dynamics and measurement functions via Jacobians. The forward operator produces the measurement through a 3-node primitive DAG (S.ekf.jacobian_linearization…); recovery is posed as a nonlinear_inverse problem. Difficulty tier delta=3 with effective condition number kappa_eff~100; strong_nonlinearity, bimodal_posterior set the accuracy floor at the Omega boundary. See the forward_model field for the closed-form equation.

L-DAG

S.ekf.jacobian_linearization -> D.time.explicit -> O.innov.consistency_check
S.ekf.jacobian_linearizationD.time.explicitO.innov.consistency_check

Well-posedness W

Existence:
true
Uniqueness:
true
Stability:
conditional
κ:
2000

Existence of the recovered nonlinear_state_estimate is guaranteed within the declared Omega bounds. Uniqueness holds on the measurement-supported subspace; out-of-support modes are controlled by declared priors. Stability is conditionally stable (kappa_eff ~= 100); strong_nonlinearity dominates the stability cliff; the remaining mismatch parameters contribute higher-order bias terms. Gaussian sets the irreducible data-fidelity floor.

Solvability C

Solver class:
sequential-filter [standard_EKF or iterated_EKF (IEKF)]
Convergence rate q:
2
Complexity:
O(n ** 3 + n ** 2 * p) per step for Jacobian + update per iteration

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