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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A demonstration of Frequency Estimation Based on WLS-SCDE for a dumped sinusoid.
Copyright (C) 2025 by Akira TAMAMORI
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SOFTWARE.
"""
import numpy as np
import numpy.typing as npt
from scipy.signal.windows import get_window
def calculate_observables(
frame: npt.NDArray[np.float64], fs: float
) -> tuple[
npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
npt.NDArray[np.float64],
]:
"""Calculates the observables (gw, hw, kw) from a signal frame.
These are Fourier coefficients weighted by a window function and its derivatives.
"""
n_samples = len(frame)
fft_size = 1 << (n_samples - 1).bit_length()
# Use a window function whose value and derivatives are zero at the boundaries.
# The Blackman-Harris window has excellent properties for this purpose.
p_t = get_window("blackmanharris", n_samples)
dt = 1.0 / fs
dp_t = np.gradient(p_t, dt)
d2p_t = np.gradient(dp_t, dt)
# Calculate Fourier coefficients for the signal weighted by p(t), p'(t), and p''(t).
gwk_full = np.fft.rfft(frame * p_t, n=fft_size)
hwk_full = np.fft.rfft(frame * dp_t, n=fft_size)
kwk_full = np.fft.rfft(frame * d2p_t, n=fft_size)
freq_bins_hz = np.fft.rfftfreq(fft_size, 1 / fs).astype(np.float64)
omega_k_full = 2 * np.pi * freq_bins_hz
return gwk_full, hwk_full, kwk_full, omega_k_full
def select_bins_for_damped_scde(
gwk_full: npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
omega_k_full: npt.NDArray[np.float64],
fs: float,
num_bins: int = 7,
) -> npt.NDArray[np.int64]:
"""Selects a set of frequency bins around the spectral peak."""
freq_bins_hz = omega_k_full / (2 * np.pi)
mag_spec = np.abs(gwk_full)
search_range = (freq_bins_hz > 50) & (freq_bins_hz < fs / 2 * 0.95)
if not np.any(search_range):
return np.array([], dtype=int)
search_indices = np.where(search_range)[0]
mag_spec_searched = mag_spec[search_indices]
center_peak_local_idx = np.argmax(mag_spec_searched)
half_bins = num_bins // 2
start_local_idx = np.maximum(0, center_peak_local_idx - half_bins)
end_local_idx = start_local_idx + num_bins
if end_local_idx > len(mag_spec_searched):
end_local_idx = len(mag_spec_searched)
start_local_idx = max(0, end_local_idx - num_bins)
selected_local_indices = np.arange(start_local_idx, end_local_idx)
return search_indices[selected_local_indices]
def solve_complex_a_sq_wls(
gwk: npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
hwk: npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
kwk: npt.NDArray[np.complex128],
omega_k: npt.NDArray[np.float64],
) -> np.complex128 | None:
"""Solves for the complex squared frequency using Weighted Least Squares."""
if len(gwk) < 3:
return None
# Equation: (gwk) * ã² = (ωk^2 * gwk + 2jωk * hwk - kwk)
coeff = gwk
b = omega_k**2 * gwk + 2j * omega_k * hwk - kwk
# Weight W is the power |gwk|^2
w = np.abs(gwk) ** 2
# Solve the weighted normal equation: (A^{H}WA)x = (A^{H}Wb)
coeff_h = coeff.conj()
lhs = np.sum(coeff_h * w * coeff)
rhs = np.sum(coeff_h * w * b)
if np.abs(lhs) < 1e-12:
return None
complex_freq: np.complex128 = rhs / lhs
return complex_freq
def separate_params_from_complex_a_sq(
complex_a_sq: np.complex128, peak_omega: np.float64
) -> tuple[np.float64, np.float64]:
"""Separates frequency (a) and damping (ε) from the complex a^2."""
real_part = complex_a_sq.real
imag_part = complex_a_sq.imag
# Im(ã^2) ≈ 2ωε
if peak_omega < 1e-6:
epsilon = np.float64(0.0)
else:
epsilon = imag_part / (2 * peak_omega)
# Re(ã^2) ≈ a^2 + ε^2
a_sq = real_part - epsilon**2
if a_sq < 0:
return np.float64(np.float64(np.nan)), np.float64(np.float64(np.nan))
a: np.float64 = np.sqrt(a_sq)
return a, epsilon
def estimate_damped_sinusoid(
frame: npt.NDArray[np.float64], fs: float
) -> tuple[np.float64, np.float64]:
"""Estimates the frequency (fo) and damping factor (ε) of a single damped sinusoid.
This function is a refactored version with separated responsibilities.
Args:
frame (np.ndarray): The input signal frame.
fs (int): The sampling frequency in Hz.
Returns:
tuple[float, float]: The estimated (fo, ε) pair.
Returns (np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan))
if estimation fails.
"""
if len(frame) < 50 or np.var(frame) < 1e-10:
return np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan)
# Step 1: Calculate the necessary observables (gw, hw, kw) from the signal.
gwk_full, hwk_full, kwk_full, omega_k_full = calculate_observables(frame, fs)
# Step 2: Select the most informative frequency bins around the spectral peak.
selected_indices = select_bins_for_damped_scde(
gwk_full, omega_k_full, fs, num_bins=7
)
if selected_indices.size < 3:
return np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan)
# Step 3: Solve for the complex squared frequency using WLS.
complex_a_sq = solve_complex_a_sq_wls(
gwk=gwk_full[selected_indices],
hwk=hwk_full[selected_indices],
kwk=kwk_full[selected_indices],
omega_k=omega_k_full[selected_indices],
)
if complex_a_sq is None:
return np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan)
# Step 4: Separate the physical parameters (a, ε) from the complex solution.
index: np.int64 = selected_indices[np.argmax(np.abs(gwk_full[selected_indices]))]
peak_omega = omega_k_full[index]
a, epsilon = separate_params_from_complex_a_sq(complex_a_sq, peak_omega)
if np.isnan(a):
return np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan)
# Convert angular frequency to Hz and perform final validation.
f0_hz = a / (2 * np.pi)
if not 50 < f0_hz < fs / 2:
return np.float64(np.nan), np.float64(np.nan)
return f0_hz, epsilon
def main() -> None:
"""Perform demonstration."""
fs = 44100
duration = 0.1
f0_true = 440.0
epsilon_true = 10.0 # damped coeff.
noise_level = 0.05
t = np.arange(int(fs * duration)) / fs
test_signal = np.exp(-epsilon_true * t) * np.cos(2 * np.pi * f0_true * t)
f0_est, epsilon_est = estimate_damped_sinusoid(test_signal, fs)
print("--- Damped Sinusoid Estimation (original) ---")
print(f"True values: f0 = {f0_true:.2f} Hz, epsilon = {epsilon_true:.2f}")
print(f"Estimated values: f0 = {f0_est:.2f} Hz, epsilon = {epsilon_est:.2f}")
print("")
test_signal += np.random.randn(len(test_signal)) * noise_level # add small noise
f0_est, epsilon_est = estimate_damped_sinusoid(test_signal, fs)
print("--- Damped Sinusoid Estimation (noise) ---")
print(f"True values: f0 = {f0_true:.2f} Hz, epsilon = {epsilon_true:.2f}")
print(f"Estimated values: f0 = {f0_est:.2f} Hz, epsilon = {epsilon_est:.2f}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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