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- What is the difference between autocorrelation and convolution?
- What is auto convolution?
- Why is autocorrelation is used in DSP?
- What is autocorrelation in communication system?
What is the difference between autocorrelation and convolution?
The autocorrelation is essentially the Fourier transform of the spectrum (or the inverse transform). Convolution would come into play when adding two signals. Convolution is used in signal processing in the time domain.
What is auto convolution?
Auto-convolution means multiplying the spectrum by itself, such that strong frequencies get much stronger, and weak ones much weaker; (2) we double the duration of the sound, because the rule with convolution is that the output duration is the sum of the two input durations.
Why is autocorrelation is used in DSP?
Autocorrelation is useful for finding repeating patterns in a signal, such as determining the presence of a periodic signal which has been buried under noise, or identifying the missing fundamental frequency in a signal implied by its harmonic frequencies.
What is autocorrelation in communication system?
Autocorrelation, sometimes known as serial correlation in the discrete time case, is the correlation of a signal with a delayed copy of itself as a function of delay. Informally, it is the similarity between observations of a random variable as a function of the time lag between them.
