R/chapmanRichards.R

Defines functions chapmanRichards.inverse chapmanRichards

Documented in chapmanRichards chapmanRichards.inverse

##
##  Chapman-Richards growth model
##
##  Created by Daniel Rodríguez Pérez on 28/7/2013.
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##  Copyright (c) 2013 Daniel Rodríguez Pérez.
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#' Chapman-Richards growth model
#'
#' Computes the Chapman-Richards growth model and its inverse
#' \deqn{ y(t) = \alpha (1 - \beta exp(-k t)^{1/(1-m)}) }{ y(t) = \alpha * (1 - \beta * exp(-k * t)^{1/(1-m)}) }
#' 
#' @param t time
#' @param x  size
#' @param alpha upper asymptote
#' @param beta growth range 
#' @param k growth rate
#' @param m slope of growth 
#' 
#' @usage chapmanRichards(t, alpha, beta, k, m)
#' 
#' @examples
#' growth <- chapmanRichards(0:10, 10, 0.5, 0.3, 0.5)
#' 
#' @references
#' D. Fekedulegn, M. Mac Siurtain, and J. Colbert, "Parameter estimation of
#' nonlinear growth models in forestry," Silva Fennica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp.
#' 327-336, 1999.
#' 
#' @author Daniel Rodriguez
#' 
#' @rdname chapmanRichards
#' @export chapmanRichards
#' @aliases chapmanRichards
chapmanRichards <- function(t, alpha, beta, k, m) {
  result <- alpha * (1 - beta * exp(-k * t))^(1 / (1 - m))
  return(result)
}

#' @examples
#' # Calculate inverse function
#' time <- chapmanRichards.inverse(growth, 10, 0.5, 0.3, 0.5)
#' 
#' @rdname chapmanRichards
#' @export chapmanRichards.inverse
#' @aliases chapmanRichards.inverse
chapmanRichards.inverse <- function(x, alpha, beta, k, m) {
  result <- - log((1 - (x / alpha)^(1-m)) / beta) / k
  return(result)
}

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