• DocumentCode
    1173510
  • Title

    Comments on, "Improved multilevel quantization for detection of narrowband signals" by C.W. Helstrom

  • Author

    Ansari, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    579
  • Lastpage
    580
  • Abstract
    It is shown that optimum quantization levels may be obtained by using C.W. Helstrom´s approach of the above named work (see ibid., vol.AES-24, p.141-147, Mar. 1988) but maximizing exact detection probabilities instead of approximations to it if the moment generating function of the test statistic can be expressed in rational form. Adaptive levels may be obtained for the quantizers by cell averaging, leading to constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detectors.<>
  • Keywords
    optimisation; probability; radar theory; signal detection; cell averaging; constant false alarm rate; detection of narrowband signals; exact detection probabilities; maximisation; multilevel quantization; optimisation; optimum quantization levels; radar theory; rational form; test statistic; Detectors; Fast Fourier transforms; Laplace equations; Narrowband; Probability; Quantization; Signal detection; Signal generators; Statistical analysis; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.32089
  • Filename
    32089