• DocumentCode
    3272729
  • Title

    Estimating the number of received signals by the "deterministic-MDL-criterion"

  • Author

    Worms, Josef G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of PSK, FGAN-FHR, Wachtberg, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    9-12 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    246
  • Lastpage
    249
  • Abstract
    In this paper we consider estimation methods, which are based on the theory of "minimum description length" (MDL). Considering the proof of the MDL criterion given by G. Schwarz, the "deterministic-MDL-criterion" is derived and compared to the "eigen-MDL-criterion", proposed by Wax et. al. Having only a restricted number of sampled data in most cases the new criterion leads to better estimates than the "eigen-MDL-criterion". Our theoretical results are validated by numerical simulations.
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; antenna theory; array signal processing; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; estimation theory; array signal processing; eigen-minimum description length-criterion; received signals; sensor array; Covariance matrix; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Linear antenna arrays; Maximum likelihood estimation; Probability density function; Sensor arrays; Signal processing; Signal resolution; Stochastic processes; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar Conference, 2005 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8881-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADAR.2005.1435828
  • Filename
    1435828