Statistical Analysis of Block Coordinate Descent Algorithms for Linear Continuous-Time System Identification
Rodrigo A. González (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Koen Classens (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Cristian R. Rojas (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
James S. Welsh (The University of Newcastle, Australia)
T.A.E. Oomen (TU Delft - Team Jan-Willem van Wingerden, Eindhoven University of Technology)
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Abstract
Block coordinate descent is an optimization technique that is used for estimating multi-input single-output (MISO) continuous-time models, as well as single-input single output (SISO) models in additive form. Despite its widespread use in various optimization contexts, the statistical properties of block coordinate descent in continuous-time system identification have not been covered in the literature. The aim of this letter is to formally analyze the bias properties of the block coordinate descent approach for the identification of MISO and additive SISO systems. We characterize the asymptotic bias at each iteration, and provide sufficient conditions for the consistency of the estimator for each identification setting. The theoretical results are supported by simulation examples.