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Speed of operation of equivalent time methods for conversion of noisy signals: A review

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Based on the example of the conversion of noisy UWB radar signals, the speed of operation of comparator-type methods for equivalent time conversion of signals is compared. As a signal model, a sine monocycle is used. The obtained results are also compared with the efficiency of noise suppression in gated equivalent time converters. As a measure of the speed of operation of comparator-type converters, the minimal number of comparison operations of the signal and the threshold required for reaching the specified sensitivity and dynamic range is used. As a measure of the speed of operation, the number of averagings required for reaching the specified sensitivity is used for gated converters.

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Original Russian Text © K. Kruminsh, V. Plotsinsh, 2013, published in Avtomatika i Vychislitel’naya Tekhnika, 2013, No. 6, pp. 42–52.

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Kruminsh, K., Plotsinsh, V. Speed of operation of equivalent time methods for conversion of noisy signals: A review. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 47, 318–325 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411613060072

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