• DocumentCode
    1151418
  • Title

    Bounds on Time-Delay Estimation for Monochromatic Signals

  • Author

    Weiss, Anthony J.

  • Author_Institution
    Saxpy Computer Corporation
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    798
  • Lastpage
    808
  • Abstract
    Time-delay estimation (TDE) of monochromatic signals,observed by spatially separated sensors, is widely used for sourcelocalization in radar/sonar applications. We use lower bounds tostudy the accuracy of TDE as a function of signal to noise ratio(SNR), frequency, and sensor separation. We show that the Cramer-Rao bound, which is frequently used as a standard ofreference, yields optimistic predictions in many cases.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic sensors; Cramer-Rao bounds; Delay; Frequency; Radar applications; Sensor arrays; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Sonar applications; Underwater acoustics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1987.310916
  • Filename
    4104435