Improved instantaneous frequency estimation using an adaptiveshort-time Fourier transform

  • Authors:
  • H.K. Kwok;D.L. Jones

  • Affiliations:
  • Coordinated Sci. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

Instantaneous frequency estimation (IFE) arises in a variety of important applications, including FM demodulation. We present here a new time-frequency representation (TFR)-based approach to IFE based on an adaptive short-time Fourier transform (ASTFT). This TFR leads naturally to a type of short-term ML estimator of the IF. To further improve the performance, we apply a multistate hidden Markov model (HMM)-based post-estimation tracker. The end result is up to a 16-dB reduction in the threshold SNR over the frequency discriminator (FD) and an 8-dB improvement over the phase-locked loop (PLL) for a Rayleigh fading channel