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017package org.apache.commons.math3.filter;
018
019import org.apache.commons.math3.linear.RealMatrix;
020
021/**
022 * Defines the measurement model for the use with a {@link KalmanFilter}.
023 *
024 * @since 3.0
025 */
026public interface MeasurementModel {
027    /**
028     * Returns the measurement matrix.
029     *
030     * @return the measurement matrix
031     */
032    RealMatrix getMeasurementMatrix();
033
034    /**
035     * Returns the measurement noise matrix. This method is called by the {@link KalmanFilter} every
036     * correction step, so implementations of this interface may return a modified measurement noise
037     * depending on the current iteration step.
038     *
039     * @return the measurement noise matrix
040     * @see KalmanFilter#correct(double[])
041     * @see KalmanFilter#correct(org.apache.commons.math3.linear.RealVector)
042     */
043    RealMatrix getMeasurementNoise();
044}