Laplace wavelet transform theory and applications

This study introduces the theory of the Laplace wavelet transform (LWT). The Laplace wavelets are a generalization of the second-order under damped linear time-invariant (SOULTI) wavelets to the complex domain. This generalization produces the mother wavelet function that has been used as the Laplace pseudo wavelet or the Laplace wavelet dictionary. The study shows that the Laplace wavelet can be used to transform signals to the time-scale or time-frequency domain and can be retrieved back. The properties of the new generalization are outlined, and the characteristics of the companion wavelet transform are defined. Moreover, some similarities between the Laplace wavelet transform and the Laplace transform arise, where a relation between the Laplace wavelet transform and the Laplace transform is derived. This relation can be beneficial in evaluating the wavelet transform. The new wavelet transform has phase and magnitude, and can also be evaluated for most elementary signals. The Laplace wavelets inherit many properties from the SOULTI wavelets, and the Laplace wavelet transform inherits many properties from both the SOULTI wavelet transform and the Laplace transform. In addition, the investigation shows that both the LWT and the SOULTI wavelet transform give the particular solutions of specific related differential equations, and the particular solution of these linear time-invariant differential equations can in general be written in terms of a wavelet transform. Finally, the properties of the Laplace wavelet are verified by applications to frequency varying signals and to vibrations of mechanical systems for modes decoupling, and the results are compared with the generalized Morse and Morlet wavelets in addition to the short time Fourier transform’s results.