1. A method for controlling a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: obtaining dynamic-type information associated with a current state of an engine; initializing an engine model with at least a portion of the dynamic-type information, wherein at least one value based at least in part on the dynamic-type information is input to the engine model; based at least in part on the at least one value, determining the current state of the engine from the model; based at least in part on the state of the engine, determining an engine control action; and outputting a control command to implement the engine control action.