Signal transforms in dynamic measurements (Q2263159)

Here is a book containing a lot of topics concerning the connection between the dynamic measurements and some of signal transforms widely used in a variety of applications. The particularity of this book lies in choosing the way of representing the signals, and that of obtaining the results. Instead of using MATLAB and SIMULINK, as occurs in most of scientific works on the same topics, the present book uses for calculations the MathCad approach and as the way to represent the block of the systems the LabVIEW tools. To have an idea concerning the topics included in the book, we give its Contents: Preface; Contents; 1. Classification and Parameters of Signals; 2. Laplace Transform; 3. Fourier transform; 4 Z Transform; 5. Wavelet Transform; 6. Hilbert Transform; 7. Orthogonal Signals; 8. Modulations; 9. Convolution and Deconvolution; 10. Reduction of Signal Disturbance: Bibliography; Index. From the beginning, we remark the systematic way in developing the large area of topics included in the book. Chapter 1 gives a useful classification of signals pointing out some basic classes of signals: deterministic versus random and analog versus digital. Special attention is paid to numerical characteristics (in the book parameters) of signals: mean value, effective value, and so on. Sampling of analog signals is carefully discussed since in most cases the primary information is delivered as an analog signal whereas the processing of information is applied on the sampled (digital) form of the signal. The chapters 2, 3 and 4 give the theory and applications of three of the most used transforms which algebraizes (turn the operation into a product) the convolution in the LTI (linear time invariant) class of signals. They are: Laplace transform, Fourier transforms and Z transform because they play a key role permitting to introduce operational and spectral transforms. Next, two transforms which became of interest in Digital Signal Processing, wavelet transform and Hilbert transform are presented with some interesting applications. To those working the domain of Electric Power System, chapter 7 is of interest giving the theory of processing and measuring the active and reactive powers. The chapter 8 delivers an analysis of analog and digital modulations used in Communications. Finding the inverse operator of some given one became o interest in last decades. To such topics the chapter 9 is devoted. Finally, the last chapter is dealt with signal reconstruction and disturbance signal reduction (Kalman filtering). We think the book represents an interesting contribution to know the recent methods used in Signal Processing for a large area of problems arising in applications. It will be of high interest for scientists working in Electronics, Electricity, Automation and related domains.