Developing an Improved Parameter Estimation Method for the Segmented Taper Equation through Combination of Constrained Two-Dimensional Optimum Seeking and Least Square Regression

The segmented taper equation has great flexibility and is widely applied in exiting taper systems. The unconstrained least square regression (ULSR) was generally used to estimate parameters in previous applications of the segmented taper equations. The joint point parameters estimated with ULSR may...

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Main Authors: Lifeng Pang, Yongpeng Ma, Ram P. Sharma, Shawn Rice, Xinyu Song, Liyong Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/9/194