Nonlinear dynamical systems often appear to have uncorrelated output. This characteristic leads to the idea of analyzing the dynamics of nonlinear systems with methods developed for random processes. The Karhunen-Loe`ve-Transform (KLT) was designed to detect coherent structures in random process data. It can also be applied for state monitoring of complex systems. This paper gives a short review on the mathematical concept of the KLT and discusses an approach to characterize the dynamics of nonlinear systems based on experimental data.
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Applied Mechanics
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