Guessing the values of a function by using initial values
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Hey there,
I have been trying to use Newton Raphson method in order to get Matlab to guess some unknowns of a function. Hovewer, I did not have any luck doing that. Is there a better way to guess the values of a function?
Also the function I am working on is "f(x,y)=x-((28+y)/2)". And the initial values are; x_init=26.94 y_init=25.87.
Is it a right approach to use Newton Raphson method, or is there a way in Matlab to guess the variables of a function?
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Torsten
on 4 Aug 2022
Edited: Torsten
on 5 Aug 2022
In parameter estimation, you usually have more equations than unknown. The usual Newton-Raphson does not apply in this case.
Look up "Gauss-Newton-algorithm" for more details:
In MATLAB, the functions "lsqlin" (for linear problems) or "lsqcurvefit" (for nonlinear problems) should do what you want.
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Les Beckham
on 3 Aug 2022
Edited: Les Beckham
on 3 Aug 2022
You don't have to "guess" the values of the function, you can just calculate them.
Example
x = [-20:.1:20];
y = x;
[X,Y] = meshgrid(x, y);
f = @(x,y) x-((28+y)/2)
Z = f(X,Y);
h = surf(X,Y,Z);
h.EdgeColor = 'none';
If you are trying to find the zeros of the function, that is a different question.
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Les Beckham
on 3 Aug 2022
You are welcome.
I'm afraid I still don't understand what you are trying to do.
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