Signal Nonstationary Degree Evaluation Method Based on Moving Statistics Theory

Abstract

Nonstationary signal refers to the signal whose statistics change with time, and its nonstationary degree evaluation can provide effective support for the evaluation of the operating state of the signal source. This paper introduced a variety of typical signal global and local nonstationary degree evaluation methods and compared the applicable scope of different evaluation methods. In view of the limitations of the existing evaluation methods in the scope of application, considering the influence of adjacent signal points, this paper proposed the concepts and calculation methods of the moving mean, moving standard deviation, moving variation coefficient, and moving Hurst exponent based on the theory of moving statistics. According to different nonstationary degree evaluation methods, three different fields of signals (sinusoidal signal, mechanical fault signal, and ECG signal) are analyzed. The results show that, compared with the existing nonstationary degree evaluation methods, the signal nonstationary degree evaluation method proposed in this paper can reveal the time-varying details of the nonstationary signals, with high precision and strong stability, and has unique advantages in nonstationary signal processing.