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This code generates some measurements of a sine wave, and then uses the Kalman filter to estimate the position and velocity of the object. Initialization dt = 1; % Time step x

% 1. Initialization dt = 1; % Time step x = 0; % Initial state (position) P = 1; % Initial uncertainty A = 1; % State transition H = 1; % Measurement matrix % Noise Covariances Q = 0.1; % Process noise (how much the system changes unpredictably) R = 1; % Measurement noise (how noisy the sensor is) % Simulate a true path and noisy measurements true_pos = 0:100; measurements = true_pos + randn(1, 101) * sqrt(R); % 2. The Filter Loop estimated_states = zeros(1, 101); for k = 1:length(measurements) % --- PREDICT --- x_pred = A * x; P_pred = A * P * A' + Q; % --- UPDATE --- % Calculate Kalman Gain (K) K = P_pred * H' / (H * P_pred * H' + R); % Update State Estimate x = x_pred + K * (measurements(k) - H * x_pred); % Update Uncertainty P = (1 - K * H) * P_pred; estimated_states(k) = x; end % 3. Plotting the results plot(true_pos, 'k'); hold on; plot(measurements, 'r.'); plot(estimated_states, 'b'); legend('True', 'Measurements', 'Kalman Filter'); Use code with caution. Taking It to the Next Level: Extended Kalman Filters (EKF) Taking It to the Next Level: Extended Kalman

%% 4. PLOT RESULTS figure('Position', [100, 100, 800, 600]); Initialization dt = 1

A Kalman filter acts as the ultimate digital referee. It looks at your (where you think you are) and your measurement (what your noisy sensors tell you). It then calculates a weighted average based on which source is more trustworthy at that exact millisecond. 2. The Simple 1D Kalman Filter Workflow