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In the past signal processing appeared in various concepts in more traditional courses like telecommunications, control, circuit theory, and in instrumentation. Sanjeev arulampalam, simon maskell, neil gordon, and tim clapp abstract increasingly, for many application areas, it is becoming important to include elements of nonlinearity and. This authoritative and provocative text is a legacy left behind by the late dr. The paper considers an application of blind identification to beamforming. Since its inception in the late 1930s, statistical communication theory sct has grown into a major field of study, applicable to many branches of science.
Taking a gradual approach, it builds up concepts in a solid, stepbystep fashion so that the ideas and algorithms can be implemented in practical. Nongaussian noise an overview sciencedirect topics. Gaussian processes for signal strengthbased location estimation. The schemes designed for gaussian noise typically perform very poorly when the noise is nongaussian. Highly nongaussian signals can be accurately separated using an appropriate nonlinearity. Topics covered include order statistics, weighted median smoothers and filters, and weig. Let xx1,x2, xn are the samples taken from gaussian distribution given by. Kay, representation and generation of non gaussian widesense stationary random processes with arbitrary psds and a class of pdf, ieee transaction on signal processing, vol. Modeling of nongaussian colored noise and application in cr. The respected classic, now in a handy paperback edition originally published in 1968, harry van trees s detection, estimation, and modulation theory, part iii is one of the great timetested classics in the field of signal processing. The use of non gaussian noises is rare, mainly because of the difficulties in handling them.
Taking into account parameters of non gaussian distribution of random variables such as the moments of. A computer program is said to learn from experience e with respect to some class of tasks t and performance measure p, if its performance at tasks in t, as measured by p, improves with experience e. However, there is experimental evidence indicating that in many phenomena, the noise sources could be non gaussian, for example poisson data and sparsely corrupted data. A curriculum vita pdf is available as well as a list of recent publications, some of which have not appeared in print. Modern radar detection theory provides a comprehensive reference on the latest developments in adaptive radar detection for researchers, advanced students and engineers working on statistical signal processing and its applications to radar systems. Wim van drongelen, in signal processing for neuroscientists second edition. The purpose of the book is to introduce non gaussian statistical communication theory and demonstrate how the theory improves probabilistic model.
The th central moment of the gaussian pdf with mean and variance is given by. The mean of a distribution is defined as its firstorder moment. An adaptive spatial diversity receiver for nongaussian. An approach for nongaussian signal processing is presented in this paper that is based on modeling the probability density function pdf of the additive noise. Signal processing in nongaussian noise using mixture. Kalman filters, unscented kalman filters, gaussian sums, gridbased filters, et al are included. Audio, image, electrocardiograph ecg signal, radar signals, stock price movements, electrical currentvoltages etc, are some of the examples. This is the detection of signals in addi tive noise which is not required to have. Nongaussian models nonlinear signal processing wiley. Signal processing in nongaussian noise using mixture distributions. Fourth, to most signal processing experts gaussian process merely stands for a noise model and not for a. To my parents with thanks to peter rayner, ben milner, charles ho and aimin chen. Under rather broad conditions, principally governed by the source propagation and distribution scenarios, the pdf of class b noise alone no gaussian.
Gaussian function properties spectral audio signal processing. For many reallife situations, the additive noise process present in the system is found to be dominantly non gaussian. Aug 22, 2017 the authors of this paper study the synthesis of new models and methods for signal detection in additive correlated non gaussian noise. An algorithm, the bootstrap filter, is proposed for implementing recursive bayesian filters.
Smi97 mixed signal and dsp design techniques edited by walt kester introduction to statistical signal processing by robert m. Hence, the input signal is a noisy image, and the desired signal is the original noiseless image. A statistical approach focuses on unifying the study of a broad and important class of nonlinear signal processing algorithms which emerge from statistical estimation principles, and where the underlying signals are nongaussian, rather than gaussian, processes. Robert schober department of electrical and computer engineering university of british columbia vancouver, august 24, 2010. Intuitively, we would not expect this estimator to perform as well since it does not make use. The scientist and engineers guide to digital signal processing.
On the other hand, a non periodic signal is any signal that does not repeat itself after any period of time, however large that period may be. Oppenheim, understanding digital signal processing by richard g. Recall that the probability density function pdf of the normal or gaussian distribution is. Receiver noise noise is the unwanted electromagnetic energy that interferes with the ability of the receiver to detect the wanted signal. From what i understand, matlabs rand and randn functions generate gaussian noise. Middleton completed first 10 chapters prior to his passing in 2008. Pdf signal detection in nongaussian noise by a kurtosis. We show that correntropy is directly related to the probability of ho w similar two random. Focusing on non gaussian models, this book develops tools for studying nonlinear signal processing algorithms that emerge from statistical estimation principles. A robust detector of known signal in nongaussian noise.
Higher order statistics hos 1 is a powerful means for characterizing and modelling non gaussian noise, and. One of the most important challenges in sensor networks is to detect as quickly and reliably as possible the absence or presence of the signal in complex radio environments such as those characterized by non gaussian noises. Typically the parameter or signal we want is buried in. The analysis of the fastica variants and the comparison with the. Topics in nongaussian signal processing springerlink. The authors discuss the need to provide a realistic model of a generic noise probability density function pdf, in order to optimize the signal detection in nongaussian environments. The sensor noise was spatially correlated cyclostationary gaussian with same cycle frequency as the 3 nongaussian signals. For these signals, highorder statistics is one effective and important tool to get the detailed characteristics. The product of two gaussian probability density functions, though, is not in general a gaussian pdf. It has captured the attention of many researchers in various communities including those of signal processing, statistics, and econometrics, and this interest stems from its potential for coping with difficult nonlinear andor non gaussian problems.
Robust multiuser detection in nongaussian channels signal. Kay, representation and generation of nongaussian widesense stationary random processes with arbitrary psds and a class of pdf, ieee transaction on signal processing, vol. A comprehensive, industrialstrength dsp reference book. Taking the fourier transform unitary, angular frequency convention of a gaussian function with parameters a 1, b 0 and c yields another gaussian function, with parameters, b 0 and. Free download of radarsonar signal processing and gaussian signals in noise by harry l van trees. All signal processing techniques exploit signal structure. Lautru, bayesian robust signal subspace estimation in non gaussian environment, in proc. Signal detection in correlated nongaussian noise using.
An approach for nongaussian signal processing is presented in this paper that is based on modeling the probability density function pdf of the additive noise with a finite mixture of gaussian pdfs. Blind beamforming for nongaussian signals radar and signal processing, iee proceedings f author. Theory and application of digital signal processing by rabiner and gold. The latter can be found in many books on statistical estimation theory which have. Gaussian processes for signal strengthbased location estimation brian ferris dirk hahnel. This text enables readers to fully exploit the many advantages of the bayesian approach to modelbased signal processing. The most general gaussian pdf is given by shifts of the normalized gaussian. The required density of the state vector is represented as a set of random samples, which are updated and propagated by the algorithm. Abstract signal processing in non gaussian noise environment is addressed in this paper.