Title :
A method for characterizing waveform recorder errors using the power spectral distribution
Author :
Blair, Jerome J.
Author_Institution :
EG&G Energy Meas. Inc., Las Vegas, NV, USA
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new approach for analyzing the errors observed in sine wave tests of waveform recorders is presented. The approach involves estimating the power spectral distribution for the residuals observed from a sine wave test. The approach is compared to the more common approach of calculating the Fourier transform of the recorded signal. It is shown that the new approach is easier to interpret quantitatively, and its use is demonstrated on some test data
Keywords :
electronic equipment testing; measurement errors; recorders; wave analysers; Fourier transform; power spectral distribution; residuals; sine wave tests; waveform recorder; Discrete Fourier transforms; Distortion; Error analysis; Fourier transforms; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Noise level; Noise measurement; Testing; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
