Abstract
A new lower bound is developed for the error variance of maximum-likelihood time-delay estimation when the received signal is a square pulse, corrupted by additive white Gaussian noise. The bound is generated by combining concepts previously developed for a special class of stochastic processes, induced by the signal model. For moderate signal to noise ratios, the new bound is significantly tighter than previously known ones.
Recommended Citation
K. L. Kosbar and A. D. Polydoros, "A Lower-Bound for the Error-Variance of Maximum-Likelihood Delay Estimates of Discontinuous Pulse Waveforms," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 451 - 457, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Mar 1992.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/18.119703
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Air Force Engineering Foundation
Keywords and Phrases
AWGN; MLE; Additive White Gaussian Noise; Delays; Discontinuous Pulse Waveforms; Error-Variance; Information Theory; Lower-Bound; Maximum-Likelihood Delay Estimates; Parameter Estimation; Signal Model; Signal Processing; Square Pulse; Stochastic Processes; Discontinuous Signals; Maximum-Likelihood; Time-Delay Estimator
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0018-9448; 1557-9654
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1992 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 1992
Comments
This work was supported in part by NSF/PYI Grant #NCR-8552527, and the Air Force Engineering Foundation Grant # RI-B-90-25.