Title
Detection in Incompletely Characterized Colored Non-Gaussian Noise via Parametric Modeling
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1993
Abstract
We address the problem of detecting a weak signal known except for amplitude in incompletely characterized colored non-Gaussian noise. The problem is formulated as a test of composite hypotheses using parametric models for the statistical behavior of the noise. A generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) is employed. We show that for a symmetric noise probability density function the detection performance is asymptotically equivalent to that obtained for a similar detector designed with a priori knowledge of the noise parameters. Non-Gaussian distributions are found to be more favorable for the purpose of detection as compared to the Gaussian distribution. The computational burden of the GLRT may be partially reduced by employing a Rao efficient score test which shares all the nice asymptotic properties of the GLRT for small signal amplitudes. Computer simulations of the performance of the Rao detector support the theoretical results. A Rao detector built with the knowledge of the true form of the noise distribution outperforms a detector which assumes the noise to be Gaussian. © 1993 IEEE
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Volume
41
Issue
10
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Kay, Steven M.. "Detection in Incompletely Characterized Colored Non-Gaussian Noise via Parametric Modeling." IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 41, 10 (1993): 3066-3070. doi: 10.1109/78.277811.