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% True state: [Position; Velocity] true_pos = zeros(1, N); true_vel = 1.0; % Constant velocity = 1 m/s

% Measurement Noise Covariance R (How noisy is the sensor) R = measurement_noise_std^2; % = 25 % True state: [Position; Velocity] true_pos = zeros(1,

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. How do you combine the noisy position (GPS)

Now, imagine you also have a speedometer (a sensor that measures velocity). How do you combine the noisy position (GPS) and the noisy velocity (speedometer) to produce one smooth, highly accurate estimate of where the car actually is? stored_P = zeros(2

% Storage for results stored_x = zeros(2, N); stored_P = zeros(2, 2, N);

git clone https://github.com/balzer82/Kalman MATLAB.zip If you are an instructor, create a ZIP of the above scripts and host it. Here is a simple batch script (Windows) or bash (Mac/Linux) to create a zip:

%% Plotting figure; plot(t, true_pos, 'g-', 'LineWidth', 2); hold on; plot(t, measurements, 'r.', 'MarkerSize', 4); plot(t, stored_x(1,:), 'b-', 'LineWidth', 2); xlabel('Time (s)'); ylabel('Position (m)'); title('Tracking a Falling Object with Kalman Filter'); legend('True Position', 'Noisy Measurements', 'Kalman Estimate'); grid on;