Fractional Fourier transform: Time-frequency representation and structural instantaneous frequency identification

L Lu, WX Ren, SD Wang - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
The fractional Fourier transform involving a rotation angle as an additional variable is
capable to transform a signal to any fractional Fourier domain in between time and …

Time-varying characteristics analysis of vehicle-bridge interaction system based on modified S-transform reassignment technique

J Zhang, D Yang, WX Ren, Y Yuan - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The health monitoring of bridge under moving vehicles demands a high-efficient time-
varying characteristic analysis method to extract the frequency fluctuations caused by …

An improved time-frequency analysis method for structural instantaneous frequency identification based on generalized S-transform and synchroextracting transform

PP Yuan, J Zhang, JQ Feng, HH Wang, WX Ren… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an improved time-frequency analysis (TFA) method based on generalized S-
transform (GST) and synchroextracting transform (SET), named improved synchroextracting …

Real-time online intelligent perception of time-varying cable force based on vibration monitoring

B Xu, D Dan, X Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
During the service period of cables, the corrosion fatigue is the principal damage form under
the combined action of traffic loading and external environment. The real-time and accurate …

Structural instantaneous frequency identification based on synchrosqueezing fractional Fourier transform

L Lu, WX Ren - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The fractional Fourier transform can transform the signal or function into any intermediate
domain between time and frequency domains called fractional Fourier domain, in which the …

An improved local maximum synchrosqueezing transform with adaptive window width for instantaneous frequency identification of time-varying structures

L Tang, XQ Shang, TL Huang, NB Wang, WX Ren - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Civil engineering structures usually exhibit time-varying characteristics under operational
conditions due to changes in environment and loads. The identification of instantaneous …

Synchrosqueezing transform-based identification of time-varying structural systems using multi-sensor data

S Sony, A Sadhu - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a hybrid time-frequency method combining Synchrosqueezing Transform
(SST) and Multivariate Empirical Mode Decomposition (MEMD) is proposed for the …

Time-varying damage detection in beam structures using variational mode decomposition and continuous wavelet transform

JL Liu, SF Wang, YZ Li, AH Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Civil engineering structures in operation are likely to suffer damage. During the service life,
structural damage evolves gradually from minor to severe. However, most current studies …

A vibration signal decomposition method for time-varying structures using empirical multi-synchroextracting decomposition

YZ Li, SE Fang - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2025 - Elsevier
To improve the mode decomposition capacity of the empirical Fourier transform for time-
varying structures, an empirical multi-synchroextracting decomposition method has been …

Simultaneous identification of structural time-varying physical parameters and unknown excitations using partial measurements

Y Lei, N Yang - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Structural systems often exhibit time-varying dynamic characteristics during their service life
due to severe hazards and/or environmental erosion. Therefore, the identification of time …