Estimation-correlation signal detection in discrete time

For the case of discrete-time processing, two approaches are considered for the estimation-correlation (EC) detection of arbitrary signals in the pres ence of uncorrelated noise. Features of the synthesized algorithms and esti mates that they employ are discussed. EC algorithms obtained by discretizat ion of the continuous-time algorithms are explored. The performance of the optimal and pseudooptimal detectors that use the filtering and extrapolatio n estimates is compared.