Cramer-Rao Lower Bound for Performance Analysis of Leak Detection

@article{Keramat2019CramerRaoLB,
  title={Cramer-Rao Lower Bound for Performance Analysis of Leak Detection},
  author={Alireza Keramat and Mohamed S. Ghidaoui and Xun Wang and Moez Louati},
  journal={Journal of Hydraulic Engineering},
  year={2019}
}
AbstractDue to random noise in real measurements, leak detection (estimation of leak size and location) is subject to a degree of uncertainty. This paper provides a framework to investigate the low... 
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