Pipelined design of an instantaneous frequency estimation-based time-frequency optimal filter

Pipelined signal adaptive hardware design of an optimal time-frequency (TF) filter has been presented. It is based on the real-time results of TF analysis and on the TF analysis-based instantaneous frequency (IF) estimation. The implemented pipelining technique allows the filter to overlap in execution unconditional steps performing in neighboring TF instants and, therefore, to significantly enhance time performance. The improvement in execution time corresponding to the one clock cycle by a TF point (i.e. even 50% in some TF points) is achieved. The design is tested on multicomponent signals and compared with the other possible IF estimation-based TF filter's designs.