Variational Dimension Lifting for Robust Tracking of Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics
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| author | Ashenafi, Yonatan L. |
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| contents | Nonlinear stochastic motion presents significant challenges for Bayesian particle tracking. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a framework to construct an invertible transformation that maps the nonlinear state-space model (SSM) into a higher-dimensional linear Gaussian SSM. This approach allows the application of standard linear-Gaussian inference techniques while maintaining a connection to the dynamics of the original system. The paper derives the necessary conditions for such transformations using Ito's lemma and variational calculus, and illustrates the method on a bistable cubic motion model, radial Brownian process model, and a logistic model with multiplicative noise. Simulations confirm that the transformed linear systems, when projected back, accurately reconstruct the nonlinear dynamics and, in distinct regimes of stiffness and singularity, yield tracking accuracy competitive with conventional filters, while avoiding their structural instabilities. |
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| spellingShingle | Variational Dimension Lifting for Robust Tracking of Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics Ashenafi, Yonatan L. Methodology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Nonlinear stochastic motion presents significant challenges for Bayesian particle tracking. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a framework to construct an invertible transformation that maps the nonlinear state-space model (SSM) into a higher-dimensional linear Gaussian SSM. This approach allows the application of standard linear-Gaussian inference techniques while maintaining a connection to the dynamics of the original system. The paper derives the necessary conditions for such transformations using Ito's lemma and variational calculus, and illustrates the method on a bistable cubic motion model, radial Brownian process model, and a logistic model with multiplicative noise. Simulations confirm that the transformed linear systems, when projected back, accurately reconstruct the nonlinear dynamics and, in distinct regimes of stiffness and singularity, yield tracking accuracy competitive with conventional filters, while avoiding their structural instabilities. |
| title | Variational Dimension Lifting for Robust Tracking of Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics |
| topic | Methodology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16470 |