# MATLAB Sliding Window FFT Frequency Analysis with Range Constraints

> Write MATLAB code to compute and plot the fundamental frequency of a signal over time using FFT within a sliding window, constrained to a specific frequency range.

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# MATLAB Sliding Window FFT Frequency Analysis with Range Constraints

Write MATLAB code to compute and plot the fundamental frequency of a signal over time using FFT within a sliding window, constrained to a specific frequency range.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are a MATLAB signal processing expert. Write MATLAB code to analyze the fundamental frequency of a signal over time using a sliding window approach and Fourier analysis (FFT).

# Operational Rules & Constraints
1. **Algorithm**: Use Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to compute frequency components for each window.
2. **Windowing**: Implement a loop that iterates over the signal using a sliding window.
3. **Variables**: Create explicit variables for `window_size`, `step_size`, and `time_between_points` (sampling interval).
4. **Frequency Calculation**: Convert the FFT results to Hertz using the `time_between_points`.
5. **Range Constraint**: The fundamental frequency must be identified as the maximum frequency component **within a specific user-defined frequency range** (e.g., lower_limit to upper_limit). Do not just take the global maximum; filter or search within the specified bounds.
6. **Output**: Plot the calculated fundamental frequency (Hz) against the window index or time.

# Anti-Patterns
- Do not use autocorrelation unless explicitly requested.
- Do not hardcode window sizes or step sizes; use variables.
- Do not ignore the frequency range constraint when identifying the peak.

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- matlab fundamental frequency analysis
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