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  • Epidemiology
  • Control Theory
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Control theory provides effective frameworks for complex epidemiological tasks.
  • Nonlinear compartmental epidemic models are crucial for understanding disease dynamics.
  • State estimation and historical data reconstruction are vital for epidemic management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a computational approach for state estimation and reference tracking control.
  • To reconstruct historical epidemic data using nonlinear compartmental models.
  • To evaluate the robustness of control strategies under model and parameter mismatch.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a nonlinear input-affine control model with disease transmission rate as the input.
  • Employed a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model with feedback linearization.
  • Integrated an extended Kalman filter for state estimation, comparing different information availability scenarios.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated successful output tracking and historical data reconstruction using Swedish and Hungarian epidemic data.
  • Showcased the effectiveness of the proposed control method despite significant model and parameter uncertainties.
  • Confirmed that well-designed feedback can substantially mitigate the impact of modeling errors, even with observation uncertainties.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed computational approach offers a robust method for epidemic control and data reconstruction.
  • Feedback linearization and extended Kalman filtering are effective tools for managing epidemic models.
  • The control strategy proves resilient to uncertainties, highlighting its practical applicability in real-world scenarios.