Using statistics to locate signals in noise

Details Using statistics to locate signals in noise Using statistics to locate signals in noise

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Barbee, Manuel L (Department: 2857)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system

Measured signal processing

C375S354000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07869980

ABSTRACT:
Computation of variance or variance of the autocorrelation over a moving window of various sizes of a signal containing noise and possibly a small digital signal provides a sensitive, frequency independent indication of the likelihood of the presence of a small pulse, chirp or even spread spectrum digital signal possibly obscured by noise or larger signals in the signal to much lower signal-to-noise ratios than previously possible. Large signals in the signal which may also obscure any small signal are removed to a different signal path from the noise and small signals by subtraction after compression and reconstruction of the large signal. The compression noise thus added to the signal may also increase sensitivity of the variance of the autocorrelation to small signals obscured by the large signals. Controlling storage in response to the computed variance or variance of the autocorrelation allows substantial avoidance or limitation of storage of signals which contain only noise.

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