First- and Higher-Order Correlation Detection Using Wavelet Transforms
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 129, Issue 2
Abstract
In order to detect intermittent first- and higher-order correlation between a pair of signals in both time and frequency, a wavelet-based coherence and bicoherence technique was developed. Due to the limited averaging in a time-frequency coherence estimate, spurious correlated pockets were detected due to statistical variance. The introduction of multiresolution, localized integration windows was shown to minimize this effect. A coarse ridge extraction scheme utilizing hard thresholding was then applied to extract meaningful coherence. This thresholding scheme was further enhanced through the use of “smart” thresholding maps, which represent the likely statistical noise between uncorrelated simulated signals bearing the same power spectral density and probability-density function as the measured signals. It was demonstrated that the resulting filtered wavelet coherence and bicoherence maps were capable of capturing low levels of first- and higher-order correlation over short time spans despite the presence of ubiquitous leakage and variance errors. Immediate applications of these correlation detection analysis schemes can be found in the areas of bluff body aerodynamics, wave-structure interactions, and seismic response of structures where intermittent correlation between linear and nonlinear processes is of interest.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 129 • Issue 2 • February 2003
Pages: 188 - 201
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 1, 2002
Accepted: Jul 8, 2002
Published online: Jan 15, 2003
Published in print: Feb 2003
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