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Advanced Analysis & ApplicationsAnalytic Signals and Envelope Detection

Analytic Signals and Envelope Detection

Analytic signals provide a way to represent real signals using complex-valued functions that contain only positive frequency components.

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Definition

Given a real signal x(t), its analytic signal is

analytic function

where x̂(t) is the Hilbert transform


Envelope(Amplitude) Extraction

The amplitude is given by

amplitude of analytic function

This represents the instantaneous amplitude.


Phase angle Extraction

The phase angle is given by

angle of analytic function

This represents the instantaneous angle.


MALMIJAL implementation

The analytic signal separates

  • Amplitude (envelope)Preprocess: Envelope Curve property window to get Envelope 
  • Phase (instantaneous angle)Preprocess: Envelope Curve property window to get Angle


Practical Uses

  • Speech analysis
  • AM modulation
  • FM modulation
  • Biomedical signals


AM signal and its EnvelopeAM signal and its Envelope


FM signal and its EnvelopeFM signal and its Envelope


angle of analytic functionAngle


Instantaneouse Frequency

Instantaneous Frequency


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