This paper deals with the problem of quickest detection of a signal in discrete-time observations where the noise is not necessarily additive. By introducing a new cost function, penalizing the decision delay, in addition to penalizing wrong decisions as in the classical case, a global risk function is derived for use in a Bayesian framework. The minimization of the average risk leads to the optimum Bayesian decision regions, giving the structure of the optimum receiver. Some simplifications for elementary costs and some applications are investigated. The optimum receiver is shown to be a parallel bank of classical optimum filters, each one matched to a particular delay of the signal to be detected. Our approach is shown to apply to the detection of certain changes in a stochastic process.


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    Title :

    Bayesian Quickest Signal Detection in a Discrete-Time Observation


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    Publication date :

    1986-03-01


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    1279888 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English