3D spectral analysis for vibration signals by wavelet-based demodulation

In this paper, a wavelet-based demodulating function is proposed to apply in 3D spectral analysis for vibration signals. In the function, there are three parameters required to assign for adjustment and designation of the filtering passband, which are the low cut-off frequency, the high cut-off frequency and the dilation. Accordingly, it would be convenient to apply in the high-frequency resonance technique. In addition, by sweeping the filtering passband from a low-frequency band to a high-frequency band, a 3D spectrum could be constructed to describe how energy distribution between the instantaneous frequency and the filtering passband for a vibration signal. The 3D spectrum would be helpful to give a clear view of both characteristic frequencies and system resonances, and possesses the advantage of minimising the interventions by the end-user. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.