Buneman Frequency Estimator

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I'm currently using Labview's Buneman Frequency Estimator VI located in the functions palette under [All Functions->Analyze->Signal Processing->Frequency Domain] for my final year university project. It is working wonders for our application but I can't seem to find any further information about the algorithm used to estimate the frequency. Labview's help gives a brief explanation of the algorithm but I would like to know its origin.  I have searched through Google and various engineering databases but am turning up with nothing.

Where did this magical algorithm come from? Who is this Buneman fellow? If any one has any information about this algorithm or could direct me to somewhere I could obtain it I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance.

[Will.D]

Just double click on it, and you can see what the vi is actually made up of.  You'd have to deduce the algorithm for yourself (if you were looking to get it on paper), but it's nicely laid out for you in code form.

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Yes I've already anlaysed the algorithm for myself and understand what it is doin but my question is not how it works but where did it come from. When I come to writing my project report I would like to have more information on the algorithm than its operation. I can't seem to find anything on so can I assume that Labview developed this algorithm themselves? Is there a guy named Buneman on their staff who thought up this algorithm? I somehow doubt that though. They must have sourced the algorithm from somewhere, but where?

[shoneill]

Do a search on Google for "buneman algorithm" (without the quotes).

I got many hits, apparently Buneman dies a few years ago, but did a good job solving Poisson's equation (apparently).

This is most likely the guy.

Hope this helps

Shane.