The present invention discloses an instantaneous frequency
estimation method based on the non-delayed cost function and the PauTa test. The method employs the short-time
Fourier transform to convert original signals to a time-frequency
spectrogram, employs the Canny detection
algorithm to obtain multi-strip
ridge bands, employs the PauTa test to eliminate the abnormal value of each
ridge band, employs overlapping to construct a compound
ridge band having a complete and clear edge, employs the PauTa test to eliminate the abnormal value of the compound ridge band, calculates the mean curve of the compound ridge band, perform smooth
processing of the mean curve, calculate a
confidence interval, above the 95% confidence level, of the smooth mean curve and map the smooth mean curve and the
confidence interval thereof to a target ridge to obtain the
reference line and a local search interval of the target ridge, and employs a non-delayed cost function to extract the target ridge. The instantaneous frequency
estimation method based on the Prewitt operators and the t test is suitable for
estimation of instantaneous frequency of multi-component
frequency conversion signals so as to overcome defects in the instantaneous frequency estimation of
mechanical vibration signals of a traditional method, improve the accuracy and the precision of the
estimation result and facilitate
engineering application.