Frequency‐time decomposition of seismic data using wavelet‐based methods

Geophysics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1906-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avijit Chakraborty ◽  
David Okaya

Spectral analysis is an important signal processing tool for seismic data. The transformation of a seismogram into the frequency domain is the basis for a significant number of processing algorithms and interpretive methods. However, for seismograms whose frequency content vary with time, a simple 1-D (Fourier) frequency transformation is not sufficient. Improved spectral decomposition in frequency‐time (FT) space is provided by the sliding window (short time) Fourier transform, although this method suffers from the time‐ frequency resolution limitation. Recently developed transforms based on the new mathematical field of wavelet analysis bypass this resolution limitation and offer superior spectral decomposition. The continuous wavelet transform with its scale‐translation plane is conceptually best understood when contrasted to a short time Fourier transform. The discrete wavelet transform and matching pursuit algorithm are alternative wavelet transforms that map a seismogram into FT space. Decomposition into FT space of synthetic and calibrated explosive‐source seismic data suggest that the matching pursuit algorithm provides excellent spectral localization, and reflections, direct and surface waves, and artifact energy are clearly identifiable. Wavelet‐based transformations offer new opportunities for improved processing algorithms and spectral interpretation methods.

Geophysics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. V43-V51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenkai Lu ◽  
Fangyu Li

The spectral decomposition technique plays an important role in reservoir characterization, for which the time-frequency distribution method is essential. The deconvolutive short-time Fourier transform (DSTFT) method achieves a superior time-frequency resolution by applying a 2D deconvolution operation on the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) spectrogram. For seismic spectral decomposition, to reduce the computation burden caused by the 2D deconvolution operation in the DSTFT, the 2D STFT spectrogram is cropped into a smaller area, which includes the positive frequencies fallen in the seismic signal bandwidth only. In general, because the low-frequency components of a seismic signal are dominant, the removal of the negative frequencies may introduce a sharp edge at the zero frequency, which would produce artifacts in the DSTFT spectrogram. To avoid this problem, we used the analytic signal, which is obtained by applying the Hilbert transform on the original real seismic signal, to calculate the STFT spectrogram in our method. Synthetic and real seismic data examples were evaluated to demonstrate the performance of the proposed method.


Geophysics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. V143-V167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles I. Puryear ◽  
Oleg N. Portniaguine ◽  
Carlos M. Cobos ◽  
John P. Castagna

An inversion-based algorithm for computing the time-frequency analysis of reflection seismograms using constrained least-squares spectral analysis is formulated and applied to modeled seismic waveforms and real seismic data. The Fourier series coefficients are computed as a function of time directly by inverting a basis of truncated sinusoidal kernels for a moving time window. The method resulted in spectra that have reduced window smearing for a given window length relative to the discrete Fourier transform irrespective of window shape, and a time-frequency analysis with a combination of time and frequency resolution that is superior to the short time Fourier transform and the continuous wavelet transform. The reduction in spectral smoothing enables better determination of the spectral characteristics of interfering reflections within a short window. The degree of resolution improvement relative to the short time Fourier transform increases as window length decreases. As compared with the continuous wavelet transform, the method has greatly improved temporal resolution, particularly at low frequencies.


2014 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Prażnowski ◽  
Sebastian Brol ◽  
Andrzej Augustynowicz

This paper presents a method of identification of non-homogeneity or static unbalance of the structure of a car wheel based on a simple road test. In particular a method the detection of single wheel unbalance is proposed which applies an acceleration sensor fixed on windscreen. It measures accelerations cause by wheel unbalance among other parameters. The location of the sensor is convenient for handling an autonomous device used for diagnostic purposes. Unfortunately, its mounting point is located away from wheels. Moreover, the unbalance forces created by wheels spin are dumped by suspension elements as well as the chassis itself. It indicates that unbalance acceleration will be weak in comparison to other signals coming from engine vibrations, road roughness and environmental effects. Therefore, the static unbalance detection in the standard way is considered problematic and difficult. The goal of the undertaken research is to select appropriate transformations and procedures in order to determine wheel unbalance in these conditions. In this investigation regular and short time Fourier transform were used as well as wavelet transform. It was found that the use of Fourier transforms is appropriate for static condition (constant velocity) but the results proves that the wavelet transform is more suitable for diagnostic purposes because of its ability of producing clearer output even if car is in the state of acceleration or deceleration. Moreover it was proved that in the acceleration spectrum of acceleration measured on the windscreen a significant peak can be found when car runs with an unbalanced wheel. Moreover its frequency depends on wheel rotational frequency. For that reason the diagnostic of single wheel unbalance can be made by applying this method.


2011 ◽  
Vol 48-49 ◽  
pp. 555-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Jin ◽  
Zhi Yong Hao

In this paper, we report the condition to keep the optimal time-frequency resolution of the Gaussian window in the numerical implementation of the short-time Fourier transform. Because of truncation and discretization, the time-frequency resolution of the discrete Gaussian window is different from that of the proper Gaussian function. We compared the time-frequency resolution performance of the discrete Gaussian window and Hanning window based on that they have the same continuous-time domain standard deviation, and generalized the condition under which the time-frequency resolution of the Gaussian window will prevail over that of the Hanning window.


2011 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 122-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Hua Wang ◽  
Qi Dong Zhang ◽  
Yong Hong Zhang ◽  
Kai Zhang

The short-time Fourier transform has the disadvantage that is does not localize time and frequency phenomena very well. Instead the time-frequency information is scattered which depends on the length of the window. It is not possible to have arbitrarily good time resolution simultaneously with good frequency resolution. In this paper, a new method that uses the short-time Fourier transform based on multi-window functions to enhance time-frequency resolution of signals has been proposed. Simulation and experimental results present the high performance of the proposed method.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meifal Rusli

<p class="TTPParagraphothers"><em>The paper discusses means to predict sound source position emitted by fault machine components based on a single microphone moving in a linear track with constant speed.</em> The position of sound source that consists of some frequency spectrum is detected by time-frequency distribution of the sound signal through Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) and Continues Wavelet Transform (CWT). <em>As the amplitude of sound pressure increases when the microphone moves closer, the source position and frequency are predicted from the peaks of time-frequency contour map</em><em>. </em>Firstly, numerical simulation is conducted using two sound sources that generate four different frequencies of sound. The second case is experimental analysis using rotating machine being monitored with unbalanced, misalignment and bearing defect. The result shows that application of both STFT and CWT are able to detect multiple sound sources position with multiple frequency peaks caused by machine fault. The STFT can indicate the frequency very clearly, but not for the peak position. On the other hand, the CWT is able to predict the position of sound at low frequency very clearly. However, it is failed to detect the exact frequency because of overlapping.</p>


10.14311/1654 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Turoň

This paper deals with the new time-frequency Short-Time Approximated Discrete Zolotarev Transform (STADZT), which is based on symmetrical Zolotarev polynomials. Due to the special properties of these polynomials, STADZT can be used for spectral analysis of stationary and non-stationary signals with the better time and frequency resolution than the widely used Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT). This paper describes the parameters of STADZT that have the main influence on its properties and behaviour. The selected parameters include the shape and length of the segmentation window, and the segmentation overlap. Because STADZT is very similar to STFT, the paper includes a comparison of the spectral analysis of a non-stationary signal created by STADZT and by STFT with various settings of the parameters.


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