ECE 523 - Digital Spectral Analysis

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 521, ECE 574; or permission of instructor
Spectral estimation techniques with particular emphasis on performance/resolution tradeoffs. The course enables participants to understand spectral estimation and acquire a working knowledge of the spectral analysis techniques available, with a critical understanding of the advantages and limitations of all spectral estimation techniques studied. The student learns: (1) the limitations of Fourier transform based spectral estimators; (2) the benefits and limitations of high resolution methods; (3) how to choose accurate and appropriate models; (4) the “state-of-the-art” in modern spectral estimation; (5) how the modern spectral estimators perform in practice; (6) when to select each spectral estimation method.