signal-guided processing

noun
UK /ˈsɪɡnəl ˈɡaɪdɪd ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /ˈsɪɡnəl ˈɡaɪdɪd ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/

Using signals to help a computer or brain decide what to do next.

The robot used signal-guided processing to find its way through the maze.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A method where incoming signals steer each step of a computation.

The radar system relies on signal-guided processing to track moving objects.

3. In neuroscience, how brain signals shape the way information is handled.

Researchers studied signal-guided processing in the visual cortex.

4. A technique in audio systems where detected signals adjust the processing automatically.

The hearing aid uses signal-guided processing to reduce background noise.