 using the implemented OOP-style <strong>R6</strong> <code>ctsmTMB</code> class, with methods such as <code>addSystem</code> (for defining system equations), and <code>addObs</code> (for defining observation equations).</p>
<p>The primary work-horse of <strong>ctsmTMB</strong> is the <code>estimate</code> method, which carries out inference by minimizing the (negative log) likelihood using the <code><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/stats/nlminb.html" class="external-link">stats::nlminb</a></code> quasi-Newton opt