Rudolf E. Kalman

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control theorist electrical engineer engineer human mathematician

Rudolf E. Kalman was a pioneering control theorist best known for developing the Kalman filter, a fundamental algorithm in modern control, signal processing, and navigation systems.

Aliases (2)

Kalman ×1
Rudolf Emil Kalman ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	control theorist → electrical engineer → engineer → human → mathematician →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering → Master of Science in electrical engineering → PhD in electrical engineering →
awardReceived	IEEE Centennial Medal → IEEE Medal of Honor → Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology → National Medal of Science → Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award →
citizenship	Hungary → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Hungary →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1930-05-19 →
dateOfDeath	2016-07-02 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
employer	Brown University → Columbia University → Stanford University → Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich → University of Florida →
familyName	Kalman →
fieldOfWork	control theory → estimation theory → signal processing → systems theory →
fullName	Rudolf Emil Kalman →
givenName	Rudolf →
influenced	aerospace guidance and control → digital signal processing → modern control engineering → navigation systems design →
knownFor	development of the Kalman filter → modern control theory → state-space approach to control →
memberOf	Hungarian Academy of Sciences → National Academy of Engineering → National Academy of Sciences →
notableConcept	controllability in linear systems → observability in linear systems → state-space representation of dynamical systems →
notableWork	Kalman filter →
placeOfBirth	Budapest →
placeOfDeath	Gainesville, Florida →
positionHeld	director of the Center for Mathematical System Theory at the University of Florida → professor of electrical engineering → professor of mathematics →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rudolf E. Kalman ("Kalman") →	familyName
Rudolf E. Kalman ("Rudolf Emil Kalman") →	fullName
IEEE Control Systems Award →	notableRecipient