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	Topics Rudolf Kalman Topic Home Rudolf Emil Kálmán (born May 19 1930) is a HungarianHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovaki... -AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... mathematical system theorist and a Professor Emeritus at the Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologySwiss Federal Institute of Technology The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology may refer to one of two institutes of higher education in Switzerland:... , who is famous for his co-invention of the Kalman filterKalman filter The Kalman filter is an efficient recursive filter which estimates the state of a dynamic system from a series of incomplete... , a mathematical technique widely used in control systemControl system A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or syste... s and avionicsAvionics Avionics literally means aviation electronics.... . Biography Rudolf Kalman was born in BudapestBudapest Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transpo... , HungaryHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovaki... , and obtained his bachelor's in 1953 and master's in 1954 degrees from MIT in electrical engineering. His doctorate in 1957 was from Columbia UniversityColumbia University Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of... . He is married to Constantina née Stavrou. They have two children, Andrew and Elisabeth. He worked as Research Mathematician at the Research Institute for Advanced Study, in Baltimore, from 1958 until 1964, Professor at Stanford UniversityStanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University , is a private university located approxi... from 1964 until 1971, and Graduate Research Professor, and Director, at the Center for Mathematical System Theory, University of Florida, Gainesville from 1971 until 1992. Starting in 1973, he simultaneously filled the chair for Mathematical System Theory at the Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyETH Zurich The ETH Zurich, often called Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, is a science and technology university in the city... in Zurich. He is a member of the United States National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the... , the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of Engineering The United States National Academy of Engineering is a private, non-profit institution which was founded in 1964, under the ... , and the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences * American Academy of Arts and Letters* American Association for the Advancement of Science... . He is a foreign member of the Hungarian, French, and Russian Academies of Science. He has many honorary doctorates. He has received the IEEE Medal of HonorFacts About IEEE Medal of Honor The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.... in 1974, the IEEE Centennial Medal in 1984, the Inamori foundation's Kyoto PrizeKyoto Prize The Kyoto Prize has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Inamori Foundation, founded by Kazuo Inamori.... in High Technology in 1985, the Steele Prize of the American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with... in 1987, the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardRichard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award Summary The Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award is an annual award given by the American Automatic Control Council for achiev... in 1997, and the NAE Charles Stark Draper PrizeCharles Stark Draper Prize The National Academy of Engineering awards annually the Charles Stark Draper Prize, which is given for the advancement of ... in 2008. Work Kalman is an electrical engineer by training, and is famous for his co-invention of the Kalman filterKalman filter The Kalman filter is an efficient recursive filter which estimates the state of a dynamic system from a series of incomplete... , a mathematical technique widely used in control systemFacts About Control system A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or syste... s and avionicsFacts About Avionics Avionics literally means aviation electronics.... to extract a signalSignal processing Signal processing is the processing, amplification and interpretation of signals and deals with the analysis and manipulatio... from a series of incomplete and noisy measurements. Kálmán's ideas on filtering were initially met with skepticism, so much so that he was forced to first publish his results in a mechanical (rather than electrical) engineering journal. He had more success in presenting his ideas, however, while visiting Stanley F. SchmidtStanley F. Schmidt Stanley F. Schmidt was born in Hollister, Calif., on January 21,1926.... at the NASA Ames Research CenterNASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center is a NASA facility located at Moffett Federal Airfield, which spans the borders of the cities of ... in 1967. This led to the use of Kálmán filters during the Apollo program. External links For Kálmán's PhD students see on the ge.