how to code a kalman filter? in matlab

Here's an example code for implementing a Kalman Filter in Matlab:

main.m
% Define the model
A = [1 1; 0 1]; % state transition matrix
C = [1 0]; % measurement matrix
Q = [0.01 0; 0 0.01]; % process noise covariance
R = 1; % measurement noise covariance

% Initialize variables
xhat = [0; 0]; % initial state estimate
P = Q; % initial error covariance
K = P*C'/(C*P*C' + R); % Kalman gain

% Simulate measurements
T = 100;
y = zeros(T,1);
x = zeros(T,2);
for t = 1:T
    % Simulate state
    x(t,:) = A*xhat + chol(Q)*randn(2,1);
    
    % Simulate measurement
    y(t) = C*x(t,:)' + sqrt(R)*randn;
    
    % Perform Kalman filter update
    xhat = A*xhat + K*(y(t) - C*A*xhat);
    P = (eye(2) - K*C)*P;
end

% Plot results
t = 1:T;
figure
subplot(211)
plot(t,x(:,1),'b-',t,xhat(1)*ones(T,1),'r--')
ylabel('Position')
legend('True position','Estimated position')
subplot(212)
plot(t,x(:,2),'b-',t,xhat(2)*ones(T,1),'r--')
ylabel('Velocity')
xlabel('Time')
legend('True velocity','Estimated velocity')
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This code assumes a linear Gaussian state space model, where the state is 2-dimensional (position and velocity), the measurement is one-dimensional (position only), and the process and measurement noises are Gaussian. The code simulates measurements and performs Kalman filter updates on the state estimate in each time step. The results are then plotted to show how well the filter estimates the true state.

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