Questions tagged [resolution]
Resolution is a term used in Image Processing. It is an umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds.
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I have some low-resolution rasterizations of an original smooth shape. Can they be combined to get a higher-resolution version?
I have three versions of an image that started out as a perfectly-sharp black-and-white vector graphic which was then rasterized at different (but all relatively small) scales, the largest of which ...
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Resolution of NCO as a digital clock
I have a question regarding the resolution of Numerically Controlled Oscillator where the most significant bit is being used as the digital clock. I am not including the phase look-up table where the ...
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Minimum bandwidth to resolve two distinct signals (DFT)
I am trying to understand the condition in frequency space to be able to resolve two different signals with finite separation $\tau_{\text{sep}}$ in time. In the case the frequencies are centred on $0$...
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Mismatched filter and arbitrary waveform radar range resolution
Books and papers usually define a radar range resolution proportional to the pulse bandwidth inverse: $\Delta R = \dfrac{c}{2B}$ This seems intuitive when one considers the matched filter mainlobe ...
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Frequency resolution in STFT
In the textbooks I've read and also in this answer the STFT of a signal $x[k]$ with length $N$ ($N$ is the number of samples in $x$) using a window $w[k]$ with length $L$ is defined as $$X[k,r] = \...
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Deducing fundamental period of signal consisting of multiple sinusoids using python LCM
I am currently working on a way to deduce the fundamental period of a signal, where the only available information is the signal array. To do this i utilize the numpy FFT, and this I've gotten to work ...
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Spectral leakage when performing fft
Problem Sample the signal $\cos(500 \cdot 2\pi t)$ with sampling frequency $f_s = 5000 \ \text{Hz}$ and sample for a duration of $T = 0.5 \ \text{s}$. Perform an FFT on the samples. Now, change the ...
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Baseband downconversion without imaging
I am a high school intern at a company employing heavy DSP and trying to learn the basics from the ground up. One feature of a test application I'm creating is the ability to zoom an FFT graph and ...
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How do I calculate the bits of resolution in my derived value?
It might be a simple question but I couldn't find it via google, so I might not use the right terms. Say I have two measurement values $P$ and $Q$. $P$ has 7 bits of resolution and $Q$ has 6 bits. So ...
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Constant Q transform where you keep the window size constant (so Q is no longer constant)?
I've been working on implementing a constant Q transform to try and detect musical notes within an audio signal and I came across an issue. When trying to detect low frequencies the constant Q ...
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How can I use a constant Q transform to detect low frequencies without making the buffer size too large?
I am trying to write code to detect musical notes within a signal. I have been reading up on different methods for extracting frequency information out of a signal to determine which notes were played ...
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ADC bias, noise and number of bits under Gaussian signals
I'm digitizing a zero-mean complex Gaussian white noise signal with certain variance, through independent I/Q baseband sampling (two ADCs). The noise variance (power) depends on the thermal emission/...
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Difference between ADC dynamic range and voltage resolution?
Say I have a 10-bit SAR ADC with a $5 \ \text{V}$ reference. I calculate its resolution to be $$\Delta V_\text{lsb} = \frac{5 \ \text{V}}{2^{10}} = 4.88 \ \text{mV} \approx 5 \ \text{mV}. $$ So for a $...
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modulation transfer function and ground resolved distance
I am trying to understand something in remote sensing but lack a background in science and technology so it is difficult. Hopefully this is a reasonable question to ask. In sensing there are different ...
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How to retune this mixture of 2 close-frequency sinusoids?
I have a signal which is a mixture of 2 close-frequency sinusoids, something like 1320 Hz and 1325 Hz, with an amplitude envelope which is typical for a musical instrument (ADSR). $$s(t) = a_1(t) \sin(...