# A Tool to Recover Scalar Time-Delay Systems from Experimental Time Series

## Figure captions

* Time series of the scalar time-delay system (2) obtained from a computer experiment ($`\tau _0=40.00`$).
* Length $`L`$ of the polygon line connecting all ordered points of the projected point set $`(y_\tau ^i,\dot{y}^i)`$ versus $`\tau `$. $`L`$ has been normalized so that a maximally uncorrelated point set has the value $`L=1.0`$. The inset shows a close-up of the $`\tau `$-axis around the local minimum at $`\tau =\tau _0=40.00`$. Additionally, $`L\left(\tau \right)`$-curves gained from the analysis of noisy time series are shown (no additional noise – straight line, signal-to-noise ratio of $`100`$ – open circles, and signal-to-noise ratio of $`10`$ – squares).
* (a)-(c): Trajectory $`\stackrel{}{y}_\tau \left(t\right)`$ which has been projected from the infinite dimensional phase space to the $`(y_\tau ,y,\dot{y})`$-space under variation of $`\tau `$. (a) $`\tau =20.00`$. (b) $`\tau =39.60`$. (c) $`\tau =\tau _0=40.00`$. (d)-(f): Projected point set $`\stackrel{}{y}_\tau ^i=(y_\tau ^i,\dot{y}^i)`$ resulting from the intersection of the projected trajectory $`\stackrel{}{y}_\tau \left(t\right)`$ with the $`\left(y=1.1\right)`$\- plane under variation of $`\tau `$. (d) $`\tau =20.00`$. (e) $`\tau =39.60`$. (f) $`\tau =\tau _0=40.00`$.
* (a) Comparison of the function $`f`$ (line) of equation (2) with its recovery from the time series (points). (b) Comparison of the function $`g`$ (line) of equation (2) with its recovery from the time series (points).
* Length $`L`$ of the polygon line connecting all ordered points of the projected point set $`\stackrel{}{y}_\tau ^i=(y_\tau ^i,y^i)`$ versus $`\tau `$ for (a) the Shinriki and (b) the Mackey-Glass oscillator. $`L\left(\tau \right)`$ has been normalized so that it has the value $`L=1`$ for an uncorrelated point set. (c) Comparison of the nonlinear characteristics of the Mackey-Glass oscillator, which is the function $`f\left(y_{\tau _0}\right)`$ of an ansatz of the form $`h(y,y_{\tau _0})=f\left(y_{\tau _0}\right)+g\left(y\right)`$, measured directly on the oscillator (line) with its recovery from the time series (dots).