Rudolf E. Kálmán
Rudolf Emil Kálmán (May 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016) was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algorithm that is widely used in signal processing, control systems, and guidance, navigation and control. For this work, U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Kálmán the National Medal of Science on October 7, 2009.
Rudolf E. Kálmán | |
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| Born | Rudolf Emil Kálmán May 19, 1930 |
| Died | July 2, 2016 (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | Hungary United States |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Columbia University |
| Known for | Kalman filter Kalman problem Kalman decomposition Kalman–Yakubovich–Popov lemma Observability State-space representation |
| Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1974) Rufus Oldenburger Medal (1976) Kyoto Prize (1985) Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1997) Charles Stark Draper Prize (2008) National Medal of Science (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering Mathematics Applied Engineering Systems Theory |
| Institutions | Stanford University University of Florida Swiss Federal Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | John Ragazzini |
| Doctoral students | |
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