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Introduction to signals and systems
1. Signals & Systems
Course Co ordinator: Dr. R. Sudarmani
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2. Books
Signals & Systems (Second Edition) Text book
by
AlanV. Oppenheim,Alan S.Willsky,
S. Hamid Nawab
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3. Signal
What is a signal- Information
It is a physical quantity that describes how one parameter is
related to another parameter
Examples:Voltage and Current
The voltage varies with time
t
v
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4. •Examples of signal include:
•Electrical signals
•Voltages and currents in a circuit
•Acoustic signals
•Acoustic pressure (sound) over time
•Mechanical signals
•Velocity of a car over time
•Video signals
•Intensity level of a pixel (camera, video) over time
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8. Signal
It is the variation pattern that conveys the information, in a signal
Signal may exist in many forms like acoustic, image, video, electrical,
heat & light signal
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9. Example: Signals in an Electrical Circuit
The signals vc and vs are patterns of variation over time
Note, we could also have considered the voltage across the resistor or the current as
signals
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Step (signal) vs at t=1
RC = 1
First order (exponential)
response for vc
vs,vc
t
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11. Mathematical Representation
A signal can be represented as a function of one or more independent
variables
Examples
( ) ( ) π20sin ≤≤= tttv
( )ts
t
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12. Continuous-time signals
A value of signal exists at every instant of time
t
Independent variable
Independent variable
t
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13. Discrete-time signals
The value of signal exists only at equally spaced discrete
points in time
Independent variable
Independent variable
t
t
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14. Notation
A continuous-time signal is represented by enclosing the
independent variable (time) in parentheses ()
A discrete-time signal is represented by enclosing the
independent variable (index) in square brackets []
( )tx
t
[ ]nx
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15. System
An entity that responds to a signal
Examples
Circuit
systeminput output
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17. System
Block Diagram representation of a system
shows inter-relations of many signals involved in the
implementation of a complex system
System (h(t))
Input Signal
Output Signal
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18. How is a System Represented?
A system takes a signal as an input and transforms it into
another signal
In a very broad sense, a system can be represented as the ratio
of the output signal over the input signal
That way, when we “multiply” the system by the input signal, we
get the output signal
System
Input signal
x(t)
Output signal
y(t)
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