Correlative time-frequency analysis and classification of nonstationary random processes

The expected ambiguity function (EAF) is shown to provide a generalization of stationary correlation analysis to nonstationary random processes. Important properties of the EAF are discussed, and the EAFs of special processes are considered. Based on the EAF, a fundamental classification (underspread/overspread) of nonstationary processes is introduced and shown to be relevant to time-varying spectral analysis.<
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