PWLCurveFit Function

Returns a real vector weith a Piecewise Linear Approximation of the input real array. The number of PWL segments is determined by the second argument. See the argument definitions for specialized curve fits and additional options.

Arguments

Number Type Compulsory Default Description
1 real array Yes The XY input vector
2 real Yes The number of segments
3 string No Specifies the use of a specialized algorithm
4 real No Fix the last PWL point?
5 real No Optional parameters

Argument 1

The vector to process. Must have a reference (x values).

Argument 2

The number of segments of the resulting piecewise linear approximation.

Argument 3

Sets the type of algorithm to use. Can be 'generic', 'diode', 'capacitor', or 'inductor'.

Argument 4

Fixes the last PWL point to be the last data point of the input vector

Argument 5

Optional parameters for the 'generic', 'diode', and 'inductor' algorithms. For 'diode', a number (resistance) greater than 0 will force the first segment to have a slope of 1/resistance. 0 will force the first segment to have a slope of 0. For 'inductor', 1 will symmetrically fit the curve around (0,0). For 'generic', 1 will curve fit through point (0,0).

Returns

Return type: real array

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