Pre-estimation for better initial guesses

Fast, assured convergence of iterative identification methods is important in many on-line applications, including systems that exploit indirect measurements, diagnostics, and model-based control. The transient response of a system can often be mapped directly to an estimate of the system model parameters. This initial estimate, or pre-estimate, can be evaluated in fixed time and may greatly accelerate subsequent iterative system identification procedures. A pre-estimation structure is developed and demonstrated with examples including single-tone frequency estimation and induction motor parameter identification.