OPTIMUM LINEAR INTERPOLATION OF SAMPLED FUNCTIONS,

Abstract

A study of linear interpolation of sampled random processes is presented in this report. A mathematical model of a sampler and of an interpolator are first developed. These models are used to derive general expressions for the mean-square interpolation error. The specific examples of zero- and first-order interpolation are used to illustrate the expressions. The problem of optimum interpolation is then formulated using the criterion that the mean-square error be a minimum. Explicit expressions for the optimum causal linear filter for interpolation using corrupted samples and expressions for the resulting minimum mean-square error are obtained. These results are illustrated by some specific examples of practical importance. A simple upper bound of the mean-square error is derived and a generalization of the sampling theorem for random functions is obtained by use of this bound. Although the important case of periodic sampling is emphasized in this report, the extension to a periodic sampling is given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658862

Entities

People

  • Martin Schetzen

Organizations

  • Northeastern University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Interpolation
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematics
  • Models
  • Sampling

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Theoretical Analysis.