A comparison of time delay estimators for the detection of leak noise signals in plastic water distribution pipes

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 292, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 552-570

  Gao, Y ^a   Brennan, M J ^a   Joseph, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIPE; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC SIGNALS; SMOOTHED COHERENCE TRANSFORM (SCT); TIME DELAY ESTIMATORS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 33644583151     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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