Research Article

Doppler Velocity Estimation of Overlapping Linear-Period-Modulated Ultrasonic Waves Based on an Expectation-Maximization Algorithm

Table 1

Estimation results for the two overlapping LPM ultrasonic echoes with 10 dB SNR.

LPM ultrasonic signalsFirst echoSecond echo

Actual velocities (m/s)−53.5
3.6−1.6
3.32

Estimated velocities (m/s)−4.953.55
3.65−1.65
3.31.95