Title :
On the Calculation of the Piecewise Linear Approximation to a Discrete Function
Author :
Vandewalle, Joos
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain
Abstract :
A repeated scanning algorithm for determining the minimax approximation to an arbitrary function by means of a piecewise linear function with a fixed number of variable knots is described, and it is compared to optimal and suboptimal methods.
Keywords :
Discrete data, feature generation, minimax approximation, piecewise linear function, waveform seghnentation.; Algebra; Automata; Costs; Hybrid power systems; Integrated circuit interconnections; Minimax techniques; Pediatrics; Piecewise linear approximation; Piecewise linear techniques; Sequential circuits; Discrete data, feature generation, minimax approximation, piecewise linear function, waveform seghnentation.;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-C.1975.224320
