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CORRELATION PEAK [3 records]

Record 1 2020-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Computer Graphics
  • Photography
CONT

A holographic demultiplexer, in conjunction with an aperture, is used to identify the location and the angle of the brightest correlation peak [in a query image].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Infographie
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A GPS receiver channel which uses a delay lock loop to maintain an alignment(correlation peak) between the replica of the GPS code generated in the receiver and the received code.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Voie d'un récepteur GPS dans laquelle une boucle d'asservissement du délai est utilisée pour maintenir alignés (crête de corrélation) la réplique du code GPS produite par le récepteur et le code capté.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Interference
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Noise whose direct consequence is to diminish the signal to noise ratio : it manifests itself in the form of peaks surrounding the central correlation peak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perturbations radio
  • Infographie

Spanish

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