
Despite empirical mode decomposition (EMD) becoming a de facto standard for time-frequency analysis of nonlinear and non-stationary signals, its multivariate extensions are only emerging; yet, they are a prerequisite for direct multichannel data analysis. An important step in this direction is the computation of the local mean, as the concept of local extrema is not well defined for multivariate signals. To this end, we propose to use real-valued projections along multiple directions on hyperspheres ( n -spheres) in order to calculate the envelopes and the local mean of multivariate signals, leading to multivariate extension of EMD. To generate a suitable set of direction vectors, unit hyperspheres ( n -spheres) are sampled based on both uniform angular sampling methods and quasi-Monte Carlo-based low-discrepancy sequences. The potential of the proposed algorithm to find common oscillatory modes within multivariate data is demonstrated by simulations performed on both hexavariate synthetic and real-world human motion signals.
Signal theory (characterization, reconstruction, filtering, etc.), inertial body sensors, multivariate signal analysis, intrinsic mode functions, multiscale analysis, empirical mode decomposition, human motion analysis
Signal theory (characterization, reconstruction, filtering, etc.), inertial body sensors, multivariate signal analysis, intrinsic mode functions, multiscale analysis, empirical mode decomposition, human motion analysis
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