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Rudolf E. Kálmán

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Rudolf Emil Kálmán was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician and inventor, born on 19 May 1930 and died on 2 July 2016. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kálmán filter, a mathematical algorithm that is widely used in signal processing, control systems and guidance, navigation and control. For this work, United States President Barack Obama awarded him the National Medal of Science on 7 October 2009.

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was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor

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Source Rudolf E. Kálmán (Wikipedia)Lead section
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was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor
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Kalman filter (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: Kalman Filter Algorithm, Lead section
    The filter is named after Rudolf E. Kálmán
  • Invented: Kalman Filter Algorithm, Lead section
    The filter is named after Rudolf E. Kálmán
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