Inspec keywords: maximum likelihood estimation; frequency hop communication; smoothing methods; frequency shift keying; least mean squares methods; time-frequency analysis; synchronisation; signal detection

Other keywords: orthogonal modulation; message deciphering applications; synchronisation; frequency hopping communication; joint signal parameter estimation; modulation recognition; SPWVD; maximum likelihood estimation; root mean squared error; time-frequency distribution; M-ary frequency shift keying; signal demodulation; unauthorised FH signal detection; noncooperative communication; signal to noise ratio; smoothed pseudo Wigner-Ville distribution

Subjects: Interpolation and function approximation (numerical analysis); Other topics in statistics; Multiple access communication; Radio links and equipment; Modulation and coding methods; Signal detection