02-11-2010 11:24 PM
Hi all,
I have measured data and a (non-linear?) function which describes the data.
I want to fit a curve to the measured data to determine an optimal set of values for the independent variables K, h and p1.
I have been given a solution which uses gradient descent method (i.e. partial derivatives) and aims at minimising some gradient error function.
I was thinking that I could do this much more easily using perhaps the Levenberg-Marquardt VI which I have read a bit about in the forums.
I have no idea how to tackle this problem with the equation that I'm using.
I hope that somebody can help me.
Much appreciated.
Battler.
02-12-2010 02:46 AM
Hi Battler,
Could you please re-post your equation? The equation figure is difficult to identify.
You might want to start from the nonlinear curve fit VI examples which listed in Nonlinear Curve Fit VI help.
Best Regards,
Michael
02-12-2010 04:04 AM
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your response.
I am currently looking at the non-linear curve fit. I do not understand the dimensions of my problem and how to go about it.
I even dont really understand the basic principles.
Help is Greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
02-12-2010 04:13 AM
The previous equation wasn't quite correct.
How to go about it and the basic principles of non-linear curve fitting.
What are the dimensions of the problem? Is it greater than 1D or 2D? I need to derive p1, k and h.
As you can see my equation is an infinite sum. Is this ok?
Thanks again.
02-12-2010 06:21 AM
An example of actual measured data is:
a = pa =
2.5 320
5 245
7.5 182
10 162
12.5 168
15 152
02-12-2010 06:56 AM
Have you looked at the non-linear curve fitting examples shipped with LV?
They're a pretty good starting point. All you need is to develop a VI which takes an array of your variables and calculates the result. The Lev-Mar framework does the rest for you.
Shane.
02-12-2010 03:28 PM
I have looked at the shipped example.
Do I need to create a VI which contains my equation? It contains an infinite summation.
How do I go about building the equation? Will I pass a 2D array??
02-12-2010 03:55 PM
If you are unable to express your equation, then it was perhaps a bit premature of you to post a question on non-linear optimisation of said equation I think.
Hopefully someone can help you with that.
Shane.
02-12-2010 04:14 PM
Is that correct? I've gone with a summation of 100 iterations. Could I use a while loop?
02-12-2010 04:57 PM - edited 02-12-2010 05:04 PM
As battler. is about to figure out for himself, I am not a big fan of estimating infinite series by first N terms, I prefer to wait for two consecutive "small" terms. He will most likely choose to wait for a single small term, but some series can trick you when either the even or odd terms are always small. Here is an example. The steps are the same as any other non-linear fit, just a little more effort to find f(x,a). I'll let the partial derivatives slide in this case.