On Necessary Sample Length to Determine Power Spectrum.
Abstract
There is a characteristic property of an arbitrary signal that is useful to the design engineer. It is known as the power spectrum. Knowledge, for example, of the power spectrum of different types of noise would give an engineer necessary information to assist him in filtering it out of the response of his equipment. However, give an infinite record of noise, it is necessary that the computer of the power spectrum known how much of the record he needs to analyze in order to give an accurate specification of the power spectrum. It is the purpose of this memo to define a useful rule of thumb to prevent excessive labor on the part of the computer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 20, 1956
- Accession Number
- ADA049836
Entities
People
- Reid D. Carlson
Organizations
- Navy Electronics Laboratory