Title :
On fitting a rational function to a polynomial
Author_Institution :
University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex, England
fDate :
12/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this correspondence a method of approximating a polynomial by a rational function is presented. The method is summarized by a matrix equation and an error function is obtained explicitly. An example is given and some applications in control theory are indicated.
Keywords :
Polynomial approximation; Chebyshev approximation; Control systems; Control theory; Differential equations; Least squares approximation; Linear systems; Optimal control; Polynomials; Process control; Taylor series;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1967.1098762