期刊
ANNUAL REVIEWS IN CONTROL
卷 51, 期 -, 页码 441-459出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcontrol.2020.12.001
关键词
Identifiability; Observability; Dynamic modelling; Epidemiology; COVID-19
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
- European Union FEDER [DPI2017-82896-C2-2-R]
- CSIC, Spain intramural project grant MOEBIUS [PIE 202070E062]
This paper analyzes the ability of 36 different model structures to provide reliable information in predicting the COVID-19 pandemic using control theoretic concepts of structural identifiability and observability, covering 255 different model versions. The study considers both constant and time-varying parameter assumptions, discussing the implications of the results.
The recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has dramatically increased the public awareness and appreciation of the utility of dynamic models. At the same time, the dissemination of contradictory model predictions has highlighted their limitations. If some parameters and/or state variables of a model cannot be determined from output measurements, its ability to yield correct insights - as well as the possibility of con-trolling the system - may be compromised. Epidemic dynamics are commonly analysed using compartmental models, and many variations of such models have been used for analysing and predicting the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper we survey the different models proposed in the literature, assembling a list of 36 model structures and assessing their ability to provide reliable information. We address the problem using the control theoretic concepts of structural identifiability and observability. Since some parameters can vary during the course of an epidemic, we consider both the constant and time-varying parameter assumptions. We analyse the structural identifiability and observability of all of the models, considering all plausible choices of outputs and time-varying parameters, which leads us to analyse 255 different model versions. We classify the models according to their structural identifiability and observability under the different assumptions and discuss the implications of the results. We also illustrate with an example several alternative ways of remedying the lack of observability of a model. Our analyses provide guidelines for choosing the most informative model for each purpose, taking into account the available knowledge and measurements.
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