@TechReport{ it:2006-040, author = {Mei Hong and Torsten S{\"o}derstr{\"o}m and Wei Xing Zheng}, title = {A Simplified Form of the Bias-Eliminating Least Squares Method for Errors-In-Variables Identification}, institution = {Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University}, department = {Division of Systems and Control}, year = {2006}, number = {2006-040}, month = aug, abstract = {This report considers the bias-eliminating least squares (BELS) method for identifying the errors-in-variables systems with white input noise and colored output noise. A simplified form of the BELS algorithm is proposed which is proved to be equivalent to the existing one. The new relation is a form of linear IV equations which will not only reduce the computational load but also simplify the analysis of the properties of the BELS estimates.} }