Rudolf E. Kálmán

Hungarian-born American electrical engineer · Hungary · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1930 to 2016 · aged 86

Rudolf Emil Kálmán was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algorithm that is widely used in signal processing, control systems, and guidance, navigation and control.

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2016Died2 July 20162013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2009National Medal of ScienceAward2008Charles Stark Draper PrizeAward1997Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardAward1986Leroy P. Steele PrizeAward1985Kyoto Prize in Advanced TechnologyAward1984IEEE Centennial MedalAward1976Rufus Oldenburger MedalAward1974IEEE Medal of HonorAward1970Guggenheim FellowshipAward1930Born19 May 1930

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