Title :
Estimation of Time of Arrival for Rectangular Pulses
Author_Institution :
University, of Massachusetts
Abstract :
We consider the performance of the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) for the time of arrival of a rectangular pulse in additive white Gaussian noise. Upper and lower bounds are derived for the mean square error. These bounds are tight for both medium and large energy-to-noise ratios.
Keywords :
Cathode ray tubes; Delay effects; Estimation error; Matched filters; Maximum likelihood detection; Maximum likelihood estimation; Mean square error methods; Performance analysis; Signal analysis; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1984.310457
