Parameter identification of a class of time-varying systems via orthogonal shifted Legendre polynomials (Q1074536)

This paper presents an algorithm for parameter identification of a class of time-varying systems via orthogonal shifted Legendre polynomials. The algorithm is based on the idea of converting the differential equation into an integral one and subsequently into an algebraic one. The last step is accomplished by expanding the input and output signals into truncated series and introducing them into the integral equation where upon certain manipulations and making use of certain properties of the orthogonal shifted Legendre series, the problem of identification reduces to that of solving an overdetermined linear algebraic system of equations. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the proposed algorithm. The paper is well written and it is suggested for those involved with orthogonal series and parameter identification.