Model Browser User's Guide

Polynomial Models

MBC includes extensive capabilities for using polynomials of arbitrary order to model local phenomena. The following response features are permitted for the polynomial model class:

• Location of the maximum or minimum value (when using datum models; note that the datum model is not used in reconstructing).
• Value of the fit function at a user-specified x-ordinate. When datum models are used, the value is relative to the datum (for example, mbt - x).
• The n^th derivative at a user-specified x-ordinate, for n = 1, 2, ..., d where d is the degree of the polynomial.

Local Model Definitions

Polynomial Splines