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Spectral estimation utilizing an autocorrelation-based minimum free energy method

US4982150A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1989
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S13/9027
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for rapidly estimating power spectral density components in the spectrum of an input signal, by digitizing the input signal over a selected time interval at a selected sample rate; and estimating an autocorrelation sequence for the digitized input signal before generating a solution b.sub.s.sup.0 to the autocorrelation sequence in a Yule-Walker equation by use of Levinson recursion. After generating a control parameter (temperature) .alpha., a non-linear MFE equation, ##EQU1## is solved with b.sub.s.sup.0 as an initial solution. Then, power spectral density components ##EQU2## are generated and recorded as estimates of the input signal.

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