• DocumentCode
    1063099
  • Title

    A short introduction to wavelets and their applications

  • Author

    Gargour, Christian ; Gabrea, Marcel ; Ramachandran, Venkatanarayana ; Lina, Jean-Marc

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Quebec, Montreal, QC
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    68
  • Abstract
    This simplified introduction to wavelets starts with a short historical background. The continuous wavelet transform is presented. The multiresolution concept is concisely described. It is followed by the filter banks method for wavelet analysis and reconstruction. Wavelet packets are briefly presented. Some typical applications are mentioned.
  • Keywords
    wavelet transforms; continuous wavelet transform; filter bank method; wavelet analysis; wavelet packets; wavelet reconstruction;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-636X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCAS.2009.932556
  • Filename
    5067402