Comparison of discrete subsample time delay estimation methods applied to narrowband signals

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1400-1408

  Dooley, S R ^a   Nandi, A K ^a  

^a Royal College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Signal processing; Subsample time delay estimation; Ultrasonic non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SQUARE DIFFERENCE FUNCTIONS; DIRECT CORRELATORS; GENERALIZED CROSS-CORRELATORS; GENERALIZED LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATION;

CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0032162803     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/9/006     Document Type: Article

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