A NOVEL R-PEAK DETECTION METHOD COMBINING ENERGY AND WAVELET TRANSFORM IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuling Liu ◽  
Jianli Yang ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhu ◽  
Suiping Zhou ◽  
Hongrui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Peak Detection ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Energy Window ◽  
Qrs Complex ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Qrs Morphology ◽  
Morphology Changes

QRS complex is the most important part in electrocardiogram (ECG) as it contains the most important information of heart activities. R-peak detection is the first, yet crucial, step in most ECG automatic diagnose methods. Due to the existence of noise in ECG signals and changes in QRS morphology, most existing methods are not robust in different conditions. In the field of intelligent remote health caring, in addition to the detection accuracy, timeliness is also an important research issue. In this paper, wavelet transform and energy window transform are introduced, which form the basis of a novel R-peak detection method. Wavelet transform is used to efficiently reduce noise and highlight useful ECG signal for it has good time-frequency resolution characters, and energy window transform converts time domain signal to energy domain, which makes it easier to isolate QRS complex from other signals. As a result, influence from QRS morphology changes can be effectively alleviated. To validate the effectiveness of this new method, ECG records of MIT-BIH arrhythmia database are used in the experiments. The experiment results show that the proposed method is efficient and robust to noise and QRS morphology changes. The computational cost of the proposed method has also been evaluated.

scholarly journals R Peak Detection Method Using Wavelet Transform and Modified Shannon Energy Envelope

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Seon Park ◽  
Sang-Woong Lee ◽  
Unsang Park
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Peak Detection ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Ecg Signals ◽  
Peak Energy ◽  
Fast Processing ◽  
Shannon Energy

Rapid automatic detection of the fiducial points—namely, the P wave, QRS complex, and T wave—is necessary for early detection of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In this paper, we present an R peak detection method using the wavelet transform (WT) and a modified Shannon energy envelope (SEE) for rapid ECG analysis. The proposed WTSEE algorithm performs a wavelet transform to reduce the size and noise of ECG signals and creates SEE after first-order differentiation and amplitude normalization. Subsequently, the peak energy envelope (PEE) is extracted from the SEE. Then, R peaks are estimated from the PEE, and the estimated peaks are adjusted from the input ECG. Finally, the algorithm generates the final R features by validating R-R intervals and updating the extracted R peaks. The proposed R peak detection method was validated using 48 first-channel ECG records of the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database with a sensitivity of 99.93%, positive predictability of 99.91%, detection error rate of 0.16%, and accuracy of 99.84%. Considering the high detection accuracy and fast processing speed due to the wavelet transform applied before calculating SEE, the proposed method is highly effective for real-time applications in early detection of CVDs.

Study for Detection Algorithm of QRS Complex in ECG Signal

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 2105-2108
Author(s):  
Xu Wen Li ◽  
Bi Wei Zhang ◽  
Qiang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Automatic Analysis ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Ecg Signal ◽  
Good Precision ◽  
Qrs Complex ◽  
Noise Interference ◽  
Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima ◽  
Modulus Maxima

In ECG signals accurate detection to the position of QRS complex is a key to automatic analysis and diagnosis system. And its premise is that effectively remove all kinds of noise interference in ECG signal. Here, a method of detecting QRS based on EMD and wavelet transform was presented which is aim to improve the anti-noise performance of the detection algorithm. It is combined EMD with the theory of singularity detecting based on wavelet transform modulus maxima method. It has the high detection accuracy and good precision that can give an effective way to the automatic analysis for ECG signal.

scholarly journals Fall Detection Using Multiple Bioradars and Convolutional Neural Networks

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (24) ◽  
pp. 5569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesya Anishchenko ◽  
Andrey Zhuravlev ◽  
Margarita Chizh
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Fall Detection ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Radar Signal ◽  
Continuous Wavelet ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Representation ◽  
Life Threatening

A lack of effective non-contact methods for automatic fall detection, which may result in the development of health and life-threatening conditions, is a great problem of modern medicine, and in particular, geriatrics. The purpose of the present work was to investigate the advantages of utilizing a multi-bioradar system in the accuracy of remote fall detection. The proposed concept combined usage of wavelet transform and deep learning to detect fall episodes. The continuous wavelet transform was used to get a time-frequency representation of the bio-radar signal and use it as input data for a pre-trained convolutional neural network AlexNet adapted to solve the problem of detecting falls. Processing of the experimental results showed that the designed multi-bioradar system can be used as a simple and view-independent approach implementing a non-contact fall detection method with an accuracy and F1-score of 99%.

scholarly journals Adapted Wavelet Transform for Twisted Blade Diagnosis in Multi Stage Rotor

2019 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 02011
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdelrhman ◽  
M. Salman Leong ◽  
Y.H. Ali ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Christina G. Georgantopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Fault Detection And Diagnosis ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Common ◽  
Detection And Diagnosis ◽  
Twisted Blade

This paper studies the diagnosis of twisted blade in a multi stages rotor system using adapted wavelet transform and casing vibration. The common detection method (FFT) is effective only if sever blade faults occurred while the minor faults usually remain undetected. Wavelet analysis as alternative technique is still unable to fulfill the fault detection and diagnosis accurately due to its inadequate time-frequency resolution. In this paper, wavelet is adapted and its time-frequency is improved. Experimental study was undertaken to simulate multi stages rotor system. Results showed that the adapted wavelet analysis is effective in twisted blade diagnosis compared to the conventional one.

scholarly journals Analysis of time-varying signals using continuous wavelet and synchrosqueezed transforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 376 (2126) ◽  
pp. 20170254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Baptiste Tary ◽  
Roberto Henry Herrera ◽  
Mirko van der Baan
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Continuous Wavelet Transform ◽  
Seismic Signal ◽  
American Football ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Continuous Wavelet ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Information ◽  
Synchrosqueezing Transform

The continuous wavelet transform (CWT) has played a key role in the analysis of time-frequency information in many different fields of science and engineering. It builds on the classical short-time Fourier transform but allows for variable time-frequency resolution. Yet, interpretation of the resulting spectral decomposition is often hindered by smearing and leakage of individual frequency components. Computation of instantaneous frequencies, combined by frequency reassignment, may then be applied by highly localized techniques, such as the synchrosqueezing transform and ConceFT, in order to reduce these effects. In this paper, we present the synchrosqueezing transform together with the CWT and illustrate their relative performances using four signals from different fields, namely the LIGO signal showing gravitational waves, a ‘FanQuake’ signal displaying observed vibrations during an American football game, a seismic recording of the M w 8.2 Chiapas earthquake, Mexico, of 8 September 2017, followed by the Irma hurricane, and a volcano-seismic signal recorded at the Popocatépetl volcano showing a tremor followed by harmonic resonances. These examples illustrate how high-localization techniques improve analysis of the time-frequency information of time-varying signals. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Redundancy rules: the continuous wavelet transform comes of age’.

scholarly journals Improvement of Accuracy in Damage Localization Using Frequency Slice Wavelet Transform

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinglong Liu ◽  
Zhongwei Jiang ◽  
Zhonghong Yan
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Damage Identification ◽  
Lamb Waves ◽  
Group Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Propagation Distance ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Damage Localization ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Time Frequency

Damage localization is a primary objective of damage identification. This paper presents damage localization in beam structure using impact-induced Lamb wave and Frequency Slice Wavelet Transform (FSWT). FSWT is a new time-frequency analysis method and has the adaptive resolution feature. The time-frequency resolution is a vital factor affecting the accuracy of damage localization. In FSWT there is a unique parameter controlling the time-frequency resolution. To improve the accuracy of damage localization, a generalized criterion is proposed to determine the parameter value for achieving a suitable time-frequency resolution. For damage localization, the group velocity dispersion curve (GVDC) of A0Lamb waves in beam is first accurately estimated using FSWT, and then the arrival times of reflection wave from the crack for some individual frequency components are determined. An average operation on the calculated propagation distance is then performed to further improve the accuracy of damage localization.

Spectral decomposition of seismic data with continuous-wavelet transform

Geophysics ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. P19-P25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Sinha ◽  
Partha S. Routh ◽  
Phil D. Anno ◽  
John P. Castagna
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Continuous Wavelet Transform ◽  
Time Scale ◽  
Fixed Time ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Continuous Wavelet ◽  
Window Length ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Map

This paper presents a new methodology for computing a time-frequency map for nonstationary signals using the continuous-wavelet transform (CWT). The conventional method of producing a time-frequency map using the short time Fourier transform (STFT) limits time-frequency resolution by a predefined window length. In contrast, the CWT method does not require preselecting a window length and does not have a fixed time-frequency resolution over the time-frequency space. CWT uses dilation and translation of a wavelet to produce a time-scale map. A single scale encompasses a frequency band and is inversely proportional to the time support of the dilated wavelet. Previous workers have converted a time-scale map into a time-frequency map by taking the center frequencies of each scale. We transform the time-scale map by taking the Fourier transform of the inverse CWT to produce a time-frequency map. Thus, a time-scale map is converted into a time-frequency map in which the amplitudes of individual frequencies rather than frequency bands are represented. We refer to such a map as the time-frequency CWT (TFCWT). We validate our approach with a nonstationary synthetic example and compare the results with the STFT and a typical CWT spectrum. Two field examples illustrate that the TFCWT potentially can be used to detect frequency shadows caused by hydrocarbons and to identify subtle stratigraphic features for reservoir characterization.

Instantaneous spectral attributes using scales in continuous-wavelet transform

Geophysics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. WA137-WA142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Sinha ◽  
Partha Routh ◽  
Phil Anno
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Frequency Spectrum ◽  
Continuous Wavelet Transform ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Continuous Wavelet ◽  
Frequency Spectra ◽  
Time Frequency

Instantaneous spectral properties of seismic data — center frequency, root-mean-square frequency, bandwidth — often are extracted from time-frequency spectra to describe frequency-dependent rock properties. These attributes are derived using definitions from probability theory. A time-frequency spectrum can be obtained from approaches such as short-time Fourier transform (STFT) or time-frequency continuous-wavelet transform (TFCWT). TFCWT does not require preselecting a time window, which is essential in STFT. The TFCWT method converts a scalogram (i.e., time-scale map) obtained from the continuous-wavelet transform (CWT) into a time-frequency map. However, our method includes mathematical formulas that compute the instantaneous spectral attributes from the scalogram (similar to those computed from the TFCWT), avoiding conversion into a time-frequency spectrum. Computation does not require a predefined window length because it is based on the CWT. This technique optimally decomposes a multiscale signal. For nonstationary signal analysis, spectral decomposition from [Formula: see text] has better time-frequency resolution than STFT, so the instantaneous spectral attributes from CWT are expected to be better than those from STFT.

Wavelet-based Segmentation and Feature Extraction of Heart Sounds for Intelligent PDA-based Phonocardiography

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (02) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Nazeran
Keyword(s):  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Heart Sounds ◽  
Segmentation Algorithm ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Information

Summary Objectives : Many pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system cause murmurs and aberrations in heart sounds. Phonocardiography provides the clinician with a complementary tool to record the heart sounds heard during auscultation. The advancement of intracardiac phonocardiography combined with modern digital signal processing techniques has strongly renewed researchers' interest in studying heart sounds and murmurs.The aim of this work is to investigate the applicability of different spectral analysis methods to heart sound signals and explore their suitability for PDA-based implementation. Methods : Fourier transform (FT), short-time Fourier transform (STFT) and wavelet transform (WT) are used to perform spectral analysis on heart sounds. A segmentation algorithm based on Shannon energy is used to differentiate between first and second heartsounds. Then wavelet transform is deployed again to extract 64 features of heart sounds. Results : The FT provides valuable frequency information but the timing information is lost during the transformation process. The STFT or spectrogram provides valuable time-frequency information but there is a trade-off between time and frequency resolution. Waveletanalysis, however, does not suffer from limitations of the STFT and provides adequate time and frequency resolution to accurately characterize the normal and pathological heartsounds. Conclusions : The results show that the wavelet-based segmentation algorithm is quite effective in localizing the important components of both normal and abnormal heart sounds. They also demonstrate that wavelet-based feature extraction provides suitable feature vectors which are clearly differentiable and useful for automatic classification of heart sounds.

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