Simultaneous Detection and Estimation for Single and Sequential Observations.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to initiate a study of the data-sorting problem which results when the reception situation consists of repetive, pulsed signals whose waveforms are initially unknown at the receiver. It seems reasonable that optimum reception in such a situation will very likely involve adaptive methods, i.e., a receiver which is capable of modifying its own structure in accordance with what is learned of the signal parameters actually used in the transmitted signal set. Ideally an adaptive receiver would collect data during one observation interval and process it so as to make two optimal decisions: one a detection, the other an estimation decision. The detection decision determines to which signal class the observation is assigned, where the class consisting of the null signal accounts for the case of noise alone. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0875750

Entities

People

  • A. J. Fredriksen

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Intervals
  • Observation
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Systems Analysis and Design