scholarly journals Instantaneous Frequency Estimation Based on Modified Kalman Filter for Cone-Shaped Target

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 2766
Author(s):  
Ke Ren ◽  
Lan Du ◽  
Xiaofei Lu ◽  
Zhenyu Zhuo ◽  
Lu Li
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Consensus Algorithm ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency Estimation ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Multicomponent Signals ◽  
Modified Kalman Filter ◽  
Trajectory Correction

The instantaneous frequency (IF) is a vital parameter for the analysis of non-stationary multicomponent signals, and plays an important role in space cone-shaped target recognition. For a cone-shaped target, IF estimation is not a trivial issue due to the proximity of the energy of the IF components, the intersections among different IF components, and the existence of noise. Compared with the general parameterized time-frequency (GPTF), the traditional Kalman filter can perform better when the energy of different signal components is close. Nevertheless, the traditional Kalman filter usually makes association mistakes at the intersections of IF components and is sensitive to the noise. In this paper, a novel IF estimation method based on modified Kalman filter (MKF) is proposed, in which the MKF is used to associate the intersecting IF trajectories obtained by the synchroextracting transform (SET). The core of MKF is the introduction of trajectory correction strategy in which a trajectory survival rate is defined to judge the occurrence of association mistakes. When the trajectory survival rate is below the predetermined threshold, it means that an association mistakes occurs, and then the new trajectories generated by the random sample consensus algorithm are used to correct the wrong associations timely. The trajectory correction strategy can effectively obviate the association mistakes caused by the intersections of IF components and the noise. The windowing technique is also used in the trajectory correction strategy to improve computational speed. The experimental results based on the electromagnetic computation data show that the proposed method is more robust and precise than the traditional Kalman filter. Moreover, the proposed method has great performance advantages compared with other methods (i.e., the multiridge detection, the ant colony optimization, and the GPTF methods) especially in the case of low signal noise ratio (SNR).

Instantaneous Frequency Estimation of Ultrasonic Testing Signal Based on Matching Pursuits

2013 ◽  
Vol 631-632 ◽  
pp. 1367-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu Li Du
Keyword(s):  
Instantaneous Frequency ◽  
Ultrasonic Testing ◽  
Frequency Estimation ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency Estimation ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Representation ◽  
Matching Pursuits ◽  
Testing Signal ◽  
Suppress Noise

The differences of instantaneous frequency (IF) characteristics between the defect echo and the noise can be used to detect defect and suppress noise for ultrasonic testing signal. Therefore, the IF is one of the important instantaneous parameters of ultrasonic testing signal. To estimate the IF of ultrasonic testing signals more effectively, the peak of time-frequency representation (TFR) from matching pursuits (MP) decomposition is proposed. The performances of IF estimators are compared on the simulated signals at different signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the real ultrasonic testing signal. The simulation results present that the proposed method can estimate accurate IF at different SNR.

scholarly journals NOISE CORRUPTION OF EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION AND ITS EFFECT ON INSTANTANEOUS FREQUENCY

2010 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 373-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL N. KASLOVSKY ◽  
FRANÇOIS G. MEYER
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Mode Decomposition ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Specific Mechanism ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Seismic Waveform ◽  
Mode Decomposition ◽  
Frequency Representation ◽  
Transition Modes ◽  
Nonstationary Data

Huang's Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is an algorithm for analyzing nonstationary data that provides a localized time-frequency representation by decomposing the data into adaptively defined modes. EMD can be used to estimate a signal's instantaneous frequency (IF) but suffers from poor performance in the presence of noise. To produce a meaningful IF, each mode of the decomposition must be nearly monochromatic, a condition that is not guaranteed by the algorithm and fails to be met when the signal is corrupted by noise. In this work, the extraction of modes containing both signal and noise is identified as the cause of poor IF estimation. The specific mechanism by which such "transition" modes are extracted is detailed and builds on the observation of Flandrin and Goncalves that EMD acts in a filter bank manner when analyzing pure noise. The mechanism is shown to be dependent on spectral leak between modes and the phase of the underlying signal. These ideas are developed through the use of simple signals and are tested on a synthetic seismic waveform.

GENERALIZED INSTANTANEOUS AMPLITUDE AND FREQUENCY FUNCTIONS AND THEIR APPLICATION FOR PITCH FREQUENCY DETERMINATION

1995 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 145-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUDOLF FÖLDVÁRI
Keyword(s):  
Instantaneous Frequency ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Frequency Function ◽  
Instantaneous Amplitude ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Representation ◽  
Pitch Frequency ◽  
True Time ◽  
Human Hearing ◽  
Frequency Detector

By defining an instantaneous frequency function it could be shown that if a signal is analytic, instantaneous frequency is analytic, too. A generalized instantaneous amplitude function could then be introduced which is also analytic in character. These functions — apart from an arbitrary constant phase — uniquely define the analytic time function. It could be proved that the transformation gives a true time-frequency representation which fulfills all the necessary requirements. Moreover, the application of instantaneous parameters in connection with a Zwicker's filter bank makes it possible even to model human hearing. By applying a simplified hearing model, an efficient pitch-frequency detector able to decide between voiced-unvoiced signals with the same reliability as visual detection even at a 0 dB signal-to-noise ratio could be developed.

scholarly journals An Improved Time-Frequency Analysis Method for Instantaneous Frequency Estimation of Rolling Bearing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zengqiang Ma ◽  
Wanying Ruan ◽  
Mingyi Chen ◽  
Xiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency ◽  
Frequency Estimation ◽  
Rolling Bearing ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Instantaneous Frequency Estimation ◽  
Time Frequency Analysis ◽  
Noise Interference ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Frequency Representation

Instantaneous frequency estimation of rolling bearing is a key step in order tracking without tachometers, and time-frequency analysis method is an effective solution. In this paper, a new method applying the variational mode decomposition (VMD) in association with the synchroextracting transform (SET), named VMD-SET, is proposed as an improved time-frequency analysis method for instantaneous frequency estimation of rolling bearing. The SET is a new time-frequency analysis method which belongs to a postprocessing procedure of the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) and has excellent performance in energy concentration. Considering nonstationary broadband fault vibration signals of rolling bearing under variable speed conditions, the time-frequency characteristics cannot be obtained accurately by SET alone. Thus, VMD-SET method is proposed. Firstly, the signal is decomposed into several intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) with different center frequency by VMD. Then, effective IMFs are selected by mutual information and kurtosis criteria and are reconstructed. Next, the SET method is applied to the reconstructed signal to generate the time-frequency representation with high resolution. Finally, instantaneous frequency trajectory can be accurately extracted by peak search from the time-frequency representation. The proposed method is free from time-varying sidebands and is robust to noise interference. It is proved by numerical simulated signal analysis and is further validated by lab experimental rolling bearing vibration signal analysis. The results show this method can estimate the instantaneous frequency with high precision without noise interference.

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