• DocumentCode
    1452279
  • Title

    On the false alarm probability for an overlapped FFT processor

  • Author

    Maranda, Brian H.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Res. Establ. Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1452
  • Lastpage
    1456
  • Abstract
    A standard processor for detecting narrowband signals in noise applies the fast Fourier transform (FFT) to overlapped data blocks, and then sums the squared magnitudes of the bins from successive FFTs. The overlap of the data blocks causes these bins to be correlated, even when the noise is white. A simple expression is derived for the probability of false alarm when the covariance matrix of the FFT bins is tridiagonal
  • Keywords
    covariance matrices; fast Fourier transforms; probability; signal detection; white noise; false alarm probability; narrowband signals; overlapped FFT processor; overlapped data blocks; squared magnitudes; tridiagonal covariance matrix; white noise; Covariance matrix; Detectors; Fast Fourier transforms; Flexible printed circuits; Frequency; Narrowband; Signal detection; Signal processing; Statistics; White noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.543866
  • Filename
    543866