Complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise for dynamic response reconstruction of spacecraft structures under random vibration

The dynamic responses of key regions are critical inputs for the structural life estimation of spacecraft. Response reconstruction methods are needed for structural locations where sensors are not placed due to resource limitations. In this paper, a reconstruction method based on complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) is proposed. CEEMDAN can eliminate the mode-mixing phenomenon of traditional empirical mode decomposition (EMD) during signal decompositions to improve the reconstruction accuracy. The proposed method is applied to the reconstruction of acceleration and strain responses at critical locations of a load-bearing structure under sinusoidal and random vibration loads. Numerical and experimental validation are carried out. The numerical results show that the reconstructions are almost unaffected by the selected white noise levels of CEEMDAN and the locations of measured and targeted points. The experimental results show that compared with traditional EMD, the reconstruction accuracy of CEEMDAN is improved by a maximum of 79.94% with almost no additional computational cost. The proposed reconstruction method shows efficiency and accuracy for a wide range of applications.