Parameter estimation is the process of using observations from a system
to develop mathematical models that adequately represent the system
dynamics. The assumed model consists of a finite set of parameters, the
values of which are calculated using estimation techniques. Most of the
techniques that exist are based on least-square minimisation of error
between the model response and actual system response. However, with the
proliferation of highspeed digital computers, elegant and innovative
techniques like filter error method, genetic algorithms and artificial
neural networks are finding more and more use in parameter estimation
problems. Modelling and Parameter Estimation of Dynamic Systems
presents a detailed examination of many estimation techniques and
modelling problems.