Title :
The Detection of a Sine Wave in the Presence of Noise by the Use of a Nonlinear Filter
Author :
Slattery, Thomas G.
Author_Institution :
Transducer Corp., 1085 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
Abstract :
This paper reviews the basic theory of the design of nonlinear filters to detect signals in the presence of noise or clutter. It then describes the exact manner of how a nonlinear filter may be instrumented to detect the presence of a sine wave of unknown frequency in random noise.
Keywords :
Density functional theory; Design engineering; Frequency; Instruments; Nonlinear filters; Probability; Sampling methods; Signal design; Signal detection; Transducers;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1952.274118
