Questions tagged [discrete-signals]
A discrete signal or discrete-time signal is a time series consisting of a sequence of quantities.
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Is there a name for the result of summing the bins of an FFT?
Is there a name for the result of summing the bins of a DFT?
I don't mean to sum the squares of the bins, but to simply add the magnitude of the frequency bins together to get a single result.
Is ...
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How can we do finite-step signal sampling in practical?
The signal has infinite length. We cannot sample it with a whole length. How can we truncate a infinite signal and sample it in finite step? And then how can we analyze it.
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GCC-PHAT (Generalized cross correlation) always peak at delay=0 on real audio signal
I have studied the GCC-PHAT algorithm to estimate TDOA on audio signals at 2 mics.
Here is my MATLAB implementation:
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Problem with Spectral Correlation Function for cyclical signal analisis
I am using the autofam() function in Matlab for the Spectral Correlation Function (link: https://github.com/sayguh/MastersProject/blob/master/matlab/sandbox/autofam.m) for a BPSK modultated chirp ...
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How to get a heartbeat signal from this data?
I am giving my first steps in data analysis, gathering/cleaning.
To learn, I am trying to create a simple code that can detect heartbeats from color variations from the image coming from the camera ...
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Nyquist frequency , sampling distance
I have few questions I tried to solve regarding nyquist theorem, and I would like to see your opinion if I'm doing it correctly?(one I know the answer second one not sure).
1.Let $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ be ...
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Equivalence of ML and FFT peak finding for Single-Tone estimation
My understanding is Maximum Likelihood and FFT peak finding for a single tone produce the same results assuming the ML is restricted to the same frequencies as the FFT.
I was wondering if there was ...
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Algorithms for detecting the difference between two signals
If I have two signals $X$ and $Y$, where $X$ is a clean signal and $Y$ is the same signal with linear white Gaussian noise and an amplitudes of $10^{-4}$. How could one use an algorithm to detect if ...
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Nyquist sampling
I know that if $f_\mathrm{m}$ is the "Nyquist frequency" (max frequency) and $f_\mathrm{s}$ sampling rate then $f_\mathrm{s}>2f_\mathrm{m}$.
Am I correct so far?
I have a signal $x(t)$ with max ...
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Proof that first difference filter amplifies noise
I'm a bit befuddled by noise's effect on derivative filters.
I've always 'known' that straightforward first difference derivative filters of discrete signals amplifies noise, but I'm struggling to ...
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Band Edge Filters
I am interested in using Band Edge Filters to do carrier frequency recovery but this is kind of secondary to my question which is:
How do you build an FIR filter which isn't symmetric about the ...
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Difference between autocorrelations
M. H. Hayes calls in his book "Statistical digital signal processing" autocorrelation sequences $r[k]$.
For optimal filters the desired autocorrelation has the index d -> $r_d[k]$.
However, often ...
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Potential issues arising from too stable discretization
When numerically simulating a system, usually some kind of discretization is necessary, obtained by some kind of z-transform, such as, for instance, the bilinear transform $s\mapsto \frac{2}{\triangle ...
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Correlation between 2 signals of uneven dimensions
As a part of my work, I am trying to correlate the audio signal in a video with the pixels of each frame. The steps I follow are:
Audio sampling rate and frame rate of the video are known. So, ...
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Why is my resampled signal cutoff when resampling with a windowed FIR filter in MATLAB?
I have an exercise to write a function which upsamples or downsamples a signal by a factor of F (integer) using a FIR filter windowed with a Kaiser window function. Exercise I had last week included ...
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Why are patterns repeated in the frequency-power graph of a periodic signal?
The original question was posted here.
I have a signal, which I'd like to treat as a non-continuous function now, let it be $signal(t)$. It looks like this:
Zoomed in a bit:
I create a Lomb-Scargle ...
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Active Noise cancellation for non periodic signals
I observed that the coded algorithm for active noise cancellation is not able to cancel some of the signals like a human voice. Is there any solution for this? Can we really cancel non-periodic ...
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periodicity of constant discrete time signals
are constant discrete time signals periodic?
example \begin{equation}
e^{i10\pi n}
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my proffesor says that this signal is aperiodic, in the discrete sense. but it seems wrong, because
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Error due to downsampling an image
I have two images $I_1$ and $I_2$ suppose $I_2 = downscale(I_1)$, so for example if $I_1$ has resolution 1024x1024 $I_2$ could be 512x512.
How can I measure how much quality I've lost during this ...
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Correct way to calibrate RX into a measuring receiver
While playing with my SDR (Software Defined Radio) Board, I was interested in performing a TX output power table at different center frequencies and TX antenna gains.
I have an RF frequency generator....
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Power Spectral Density of discrete White Gaussian Noise defined with variance and sampling interval
From Creighton and Anderson Chapter 7 on Gravitational Wave data analysis:
Please explain where the delta t and the limit came from in this derivation.
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how is this method of proving shift invariance correct
I got this answer from here. But i don't know how this method is correct. Until now to prove shift invariance what i did was :
step 1: delay output and write it in terms of input.
step 2: delay input ...
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Can Temperature data be predicted using adaptive filter using LMS algorithm?
I am working on a project which requires me to implement adaptive filter as a predictor.
I have just started on adaptive filter and I intend to use least mean square algorithm for weight adjustment.
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What's wrong with this Whittaker-Shannon-Kotel’nikov interpolation implementation?
I tried to implement Whittaker-Shannon-Kotel’nikov interpolation formula but I get unexpected results: the reconstructed signal lags with respect to the original.
I know that I can not expect a ...
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Signals - question due to sampling
I don't have an idea how to start it. Help pls :)
$$m = z(t) + \frac{\operatorname{Sa}(t-T)}{4}$$
We have some signal $z(t)=\left(\operatorname{Sa}(\frac{t}{T})\right)^2$. How often the m signal ...
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Is it customary to use the period as coefficient when sampling the impulse response?
I have an analog, continuous impulse response $$h_a(t)=u(t)\cdot\sum_{n=1}^4A_ne^{s_nt}$$, and by sampling it with the usual method I get $$h[n]=\Delta th_a(n\Delta t).$$ Now, that $\Delta t$ is a bit ...
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Measure Sine Wave Amplitude from ADC Signal
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I'm trying to do some DSP that I have never done before and a nudge into the right direction would come in handy. The context is replication of this project.
The system architecture is the ...
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Sampling - Higher order harmonics
I have been studying about the sampling theorem and it seems that even though we sample at a frequency with the nyquist criterion, the harmonics (due to sampling process) remain within the nyquist ...
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Difference between the DTFT and DFT [duplicate]
I know this question has been asked before. It is, however, so confusing, that I'd like to give this another try:
I have come across the following 2 definitions of the DTFT:
So, the first line is the ...
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How to make function in time domain after fft fit with the corresponding function in frequency domain?
For example, I want to use fft to transform the simple function exp(-x.^2) defined in time domain. And the corresponding funciton in frequency domain is
sqrt(pi).*exp(-k.^2/4).
And I use the upper ...
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How does discrete spectral moment relate to continuous spectral moment?
It is said in discrete/digital signal processing that $r$th spectral moment of signal $x[n]$ is defined as:
$$\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}n^r x[n]$$
But how does this relate to usual continuous $r$th ...
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Use 2D FFT to replace 2D Discrete Fourier Transform (MATLAB)
I met a problem. I ran a code to implement the 2D discrete Fourier Transform, here is the code:
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integral filter
Assume we have a time domain signal: s(i), i=1:N.
To apply a derivative filter to it, i.e. D*s, where ...
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Adaptive frequency discovery of binary signal
First of all, I'm not a signal processing expert. Actually, I'm trying to benefit from some concepts of signal processing theory in my computer science research.
My problem is that, I have to find ...
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Distortion in sound after multiplying frequency spectrum by constant
I make a simple sound equalizer that operates in frequency domain and lets user to adjust frequencies in sound by using 4 sliders. The first one responsible for 0 - 5kHz, the fourth one for 15-20kHz.
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Higher order harmonics during sampling
I am studying about the sampling theorem in conjunction for ADC. I got little confused while reading about aliased frequencies. I see that as per the Nyquist theorem, the sampling frequency (fs) ...
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Convolution with rectangular function
I have a system $h(t)=4e^{-4(t-4)}u(t-4)$ and I want to response of the system to $x(t)=rect(2(t+4))$.
I have followed those steps:
$y(t)=x(t){*}h(t)$
$=rect(2(t+4)){*}4e^{-4(t-4)}u(t-4)$
$=4[u(t)-...
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Compute time constant of discrete exponential decay pulses
I want to retrieve (within a FPGA) the time constant $\tau$ of incoming pulses of the form $$x[n]=Ae^{-n/\tau}u[n]+C$$
In addition to the offset, inputs are subject to noise.
To measure the integral ...
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Signals time fluctuation
I am following this paper.
I am lost in equation 3. What exactly is a signal's fluctuation? What does the $\delta$ here represents?
Also why does it's autocorrelation is represented as $\langle \...
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Removing outlier data points from frequency-domain signal
Hello signal processing stack exchange,
I have a complex frequency-domain signal representing the impulse response of a physical system over some range of frequency space. As an artifact of the ...
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Very basic question about filters in signal reconstruction
I am studying digital signal processing and I would like to ask a question about sampled signal -> original signal reconstruction filters.
Most textbooks use a box filter or a tent filter to show how ...
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Impulse response of a system from the input-output relation
I need to find out the recurrence relation and the impulse response of the following system.
The relation seems to be $$y[n] = \frac{2}{16} x[n] + \frac{3}{16} x[n-1] + \frac{6}{16} x[n-2] + \frac{3}{...
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Linear Combination of Two Signals
In my signal processing class I have some basic tasks working with sinus signals in Matlab. I have two sinusoidal signals with 1kHz and 3kHz and sampling rate of 16kHz. The next task says 'Create a ...
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Cramér-Rao lower bound
I have been trying to implement the Cramér-Rao lower bound from the paper - A reference-free time difference of arrival source localization using a passive sensor array (eq. 6 and eq. 7).
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What is exactly Power Spectrum Density? [closed]
In papers or textbooks, I have found several different definitions of PSD. I think I understand the meaning of PSD and all these papers or textbooks agrees that PSD and Fourier Series share a ...
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Upsampling signal using convolution-based interpolation filters
I am currently reading this paper which discusses several image interpolation methods, such as nearest neighbor and linear interpolation, using convolution filters. I first want to do this in 1D with ...
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Discrete signal testing for periodicity
How would one go about determining if the following discrete time signal x[n] is periodic, and if it is, determine its fundamental period?
I understand that the ...
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Is there an example of an infinite signal? [closed]
In the real world, Is there an example of an infinite signal?
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What is the z-domain transfer function of variable delay?
Is it possible to obtain the transfer function of a signal that has a variable delay?
For instance, I have a signal consisting of 10 samples:
0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1
If I would apply a unit delay to ...
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Octave - freqz strange results
I wrote octave code to find transmittance based on zeros and poles:
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