Masters Theses

Abstract

"The communication engineer has in the past treated the detection problem from a limited point of view. Detectors have been designed to reach a decision based on a specified number of samples. This approach has proved valuable, but it offers no provisions for an early decision if a conclusion becomes obvious early in the sampling. Neither is there an opportunity for additional sampling if necessary to reach a definite conclusion, because of these limitations it is desirable to find more general detectors. This study looks at a specific statistics (the sign test) and designs a sequential detector to utilize this statistic. The sequential detector is a type of detector where the decision to terminate depends only on the previous samples. This detector is also of the nonparametric class in that a complete knowledge of the signal and noise is not necessary for its operation"--Abstract, page i.

Advisor(s)

Betten, J. Robert

Committee Member(s)

Wright, Farroll Tim
Noack, Thomas L.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri at Rolla

Publication Date

1968

Pagination

v, 48 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-73).

Rights

© 1968 Scott William Abel, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Sequential circuits -- Design
Signal detection

Thesis Number

T 2112

Print OCLC #

5995570

Electronic OCLC #

805733695

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