Joint Parameter and Time-Delay Estimation for a Class of Nonlinear Time-Series Models

Nonlinear time-series modeling is fundamental to a wide variety of control and prediction problems. This letter focuses on the joint parameter and time-delay estimation for an extended version of the nonlinear exponential autoregressive (ExpAR) time-series model. To address the difficulties posed by the unknown time-delay and improve the estimation accuracy, we first employ the redundant rule to transform the ExpAR model into an augmented identification model. Then we invoke the multi-innovation theory to enhance data utilization and propose a new algorithm that combines stochastic gradient descent with discrete search for estimating the unknown model parameters and time-delay. The simulation results show that by properly adjusting the innovation length, the estimation accuracy of the proposed multi-innovation algorithm can significantly exceed that of the single-innovation algorithm.