5 class
Parameter Estimation, Calibration and Testing
- Model exercise 4
Exercise 4 is about calibrating a Stella Model.
Here is a Stella model, which output needs to be calibrated to the
"data" curves that are provided within the model. The major advantage of this
study from the ones that we find in our real life modeling, is that we KNOW that
there exists a perfect fit to the "data" with a proper choice of the parameters and
initial conditions in the model. That is because the "data" have been actually
generated by this same model, but run with a different set of parameters and
initial conditions. Now your goal is to find this magic set that will bring the
trajectories back to the sought dynamics.
The model that you need to calibrate can be downloaded here.
Download for MAC
Download for Windows
Click here to Upload your results
Please use your name as part of the uploaded file name. For example, if John Smith
is uploading his model for Exercise 4, he would call it smithje4.stm
Do not worry if the file you downloaded does not appear on the directory
listing - I've made this a write-only directory. So once the file is there,
it's there - you should not be able to get it back.
- Check out the Madonna package
HERE . BerkeleyMadonna 6.0 is a numerical simulation program for Macintosh
and Windows computers. It has the curve-fitting option that makes it quite handy for
calibration of certian models. It is compatible with Stella in terms of Stella equations.
You can feed the Stella equations into Madonna and make Madonna do the curve-fitting
for your Stella model. Shareware - $69 registration cost.