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Generalized Cosine Windows
Blackman, Flat Top, Hamming, Hann, and rectangular windows are all special cases of the generalized cosine window. These windows are combinations of sinusoidal sequences with frequencies 0, 
, and 
, where N is the window length. One way to generate them is
where A, B, and C are constants you define. The concept behind these windows is that by summing the individual terms to form the window, the low frequency peaks in the frequency domain combine in such a way as to decrease sidelobe height. This has the side effect of increasing the mainlobe width.
The Hamming and Hann windows are two-term generalized cosine windows, given by A = 0.54, B = 0.46 for Hamming and A = 0.5, B = 0.5 for Hann (C = 0 in both cases). The hamming and hann functions, respectively, compute these windows.
Note that the definition of the generalized cosine window shown in the earlier MATLAB code yields zeros at samples 1 and n for A = 0.5 and B = 0.5.
The Blackman window is a popular three-term window, given by A = 0.42, B = 0.5, C = 0.08. The blackman function computes this window.
The Flat Top window is a five-term window and is used for calibration. It is given by A = 1, B = 1.93, C = 1.29, D =0.388, and E = 0.322.
This WinTool compares Blackman, Hamming, Hann, and Flat Top windows.
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