Research Article

Fractional Fourier Transform for Ultrasonic Chirplet Signal Decomposition

Table 5

Estimated parameters of chirplets (block with 4 mm SDH).

Chirplet parametersRefracted angle
0° 30° 45°

Amplitude (m-Volt) 87.75 59.34 32.61
Spherically focused transducerTime of arrival (us) 76.10 82.05 88.88
Frequency (MHz) 4.61 4.54 4.39

Amplitude (m-Volt) 41.72 37.62 27.97
Planar transducerTime of arrival (us) 76.11 82.36 89.42
Frequency (MHz) 4.46 4.67 4.84