Detection in Incompletely Characterized Colored Non-Gaussian Noise via Parametric Modeling

Abstract

The problem of detecting a signal known except for amplitude in incompletely characterized colored non gaussian noise is addressed. The problem is formulated as a testing of composite hypotheses using parametric models for the statistical behavior of the noise. A generalized likelihood ratio test is employed. It is shown that for a symmetric noise probability density function the detection performance is asymptotically equivalent to that obtained for a detector designed with a priori knowledge of the noise parameters. Non gaussian distributions of the noise are found to be more favorable for the purpose of detection as compared to the Gaussian distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175402

Entities

People

  • Debasis Sengupta
  • Steven Kay

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • False Alarms
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Gaussian Noise
  • Gaussian Processes
  • Information Science
  • Military Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Random Variables
  • Rhode Island
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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