An operator-based approach for adaptive signal separation is proposed by using the locally orthogonal constraint and adopting back projection strategy. The approach adaptively separates a signal into additive subcomponents and a residual signal, where the subcomponents are in the null space of the operators. Experiments, including simulated signals and a real-life signal, demonstrate the
... [Show full abstract] feasibility, efficiency, and practicability of the proposed approach for solving the mode mixing phenomenon.