S-synchronization and Excitation Constancy in Structural Identifiability Problem of Nonlinear Systems

Abstract

An approach to analysis the structural identifiability (SI) of nonlinear dynamical systems under uncertainty was proposed. S-synchronizability condition of an input is the basis for the structural identifiability estimation of the nonlinear system. A method for obtaining a set containing information about the nonlinear part of the system wasproposed. The decision on SI of the system was based on the analysis of geometric frameworks reflected the state of the system nonlinear part. Geometric frameworks were defined on the specified set. Conditions for structural indistinguishability of geometric frameworks and local identifiability of the nonlinear part were obtained. It shown that a non-S-synchronizing input gives an insignificant geometric framework. This input is a sign of structural non-identifiability of the nonlinear system. The method for estimating the structural identifiability of the nonlinear system was proposed. We show that the structural identifiability is the basis for structural identification of the system. The structural identifiability degree was introduced, and the method of its estimation was proposed.