摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for evaluating the performance of an algorithm, the algorithm being one of a filtering algorithm, an estimation algorithm, and a filtering and estimation algorithm; the method comprising: performing the algorithm over a time-period (t 1 - t 7 ) to provide an algorithm output (3, 5); determining, for a plurality of performance metrics, a value of the respective performance metric (104, 204, 304, 404) for the algorithm output; determining, for each respective performance metric, a respective performance level (100, 200, 300, 400) wherein the respective performance level (100, 200, 300, 400) is a relative level indicative of the performance of the algorithm as a function of time as assessed by the respective performance metric; and evaluating the performance of the algorithm by comparing the respective performance levels (100, 200, 300, 400) for the respective performance metrics in relation to common timings within the time period (t 1 - t 7 ).</p> |