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Finding the Power Spectral Density of $x(t)$

Consider a binary signal $x(t) = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}a_ns(t-nT_b)$ where, $$ s(t) = \left\{\begin{matrix} 1& t\in[0, T_b) \\ 0& o.w. \end{matrix}\right. $$ and $$ a_n = \left\{\begin{...
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Finding inverse $Z$ Transformation of a LTI system and switching of input output signal regarding to difference equation

I have 2 stuffs that are bothering me: I have the equation: $y[n]=8x[n]-2x[n-2]-x[n-4]$ When $x[n]$ input and $y[n]$ output. Now, the system is swapped, $x[n]$ output and $y[n]$ input The difference ...
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How to check if a NON LTI System is invertible?

$T\left\{x\left(t\right)\right\}=x\left(t\right)cos\left(\omega t\right)+1$ Can I say that? or there is another way? $x\left(t\right)=\frac{T\left\{x\left(t\right)\right\}-1}{cos\left(\omega t\right)}$...
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What can be the pole zero diagram [closed]

Does the pole zero plot for $$H(z)=(1-z^{-1})^3(1+z^{-1})^3$$ have 6 poles at origin and 3 zeroes at 1? Just answer yes or no, not your homework question knowledge
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Alternative way to find fourier transform

Let $$x(t) = A \text{rect}_T({t-\tau})$$I calculated its fourier transform through the direct way: $$X(\omega) = Ae^{-i\omega \tau} \int_{-T/2}^{T/2} e^{-i \omega t} dt = Ae^{-i\omega \tau} \frac{\sin(...
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How can I identify possible tonal maskers from frequency and DFT coefficients?

I have a question given in my homework and I have no idea how to even approach it: Given I have 5 frequencies that are inside the zone of a bark from 200-300 HZ ...
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Find constants such that the Nyquist criterion is satisfied [closed]

I have been given the following spectrum, and I want to find a and b such the pulse satisfies the Nyquist criterion, given that the bandwidth of the pulse is 2 kHz and the sampling frequency is 3 kHz. ...
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How can I find the following Fourier Transform without directly using FT pairs?

The question is to find the CTFT of $$x(t) = e^{-t}u(t)\cdot \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} \delta\left(t-\frac{n}{2}\right)$$ Now I know that multiplication in time means convolution in the Fourier Domain ...
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Magnitude spectrum of LTI system output signal

First year student so please excuse my lack of knowledge. As i understand i need to use convolution which is: $$ y^{out}(t) = u^{in}(t) * h(t) $$ Or maybe my thoughts are wrong so please correct me. ...
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How many samples are needed to compute an DFT?

Given a signal $x(t) = \frac4{10}\cos(800πt) + \frac12\cos(820πt) + \frac1{10}\cos(880πt)$ and knowing that the sampling frequency is $4000$ Hz. How many samples are needed at least to represent the ...
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Verifying Linearity and Shift Invariance Under Summation

I am having some trouble working through verifying linearity and shift invariance when the transformation is under a summation. The given transformation is as follows: $$ y(m,n)=\sum_{i=-1}^{i=1}\sum_{...
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How to find the variance of a noise signal distorting an ADC measurement

Say we have a 12-bit ADC measuring a signal with a voltage range of 0-10V, but the signal is corrupted by uniformly distributed 3-bit white noise. What's the correct way to get the variance of the ...
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Trouble with subtracting a signal by a unit impulse

For my homework I was given the signal by the illustration: I was asked to draw the illustration for $$x_1(t) = 3x(-1+0.5t) - \delta(-t+3)$$ I have figured out how to draw the $3x(-1+0.5t)$ part, but ...
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What does it mean to find the steady state output in this case?

I have a given $h[n] = 0.96^n$ for $n \in \{0,1,...,119\}$ and a test signal $x[n] = \cos(0.05\pi n)$ for $n \in \{0,1,...,N_x -1\}$ where $N_x = 120,000$. Now, I can analytically find the output $y[n]...
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How to find the following DFT?

Let $x[n] = \cos(\frac{\pi}{8}n)$ and $X(k) = \text{DFT}_{16} \{ x[n]\}$ In order to find $X(k)$ I write out the DFT sum: $$X(k) = \sum_{n=0}^{N-1} x[n] e^{-j2\pi kn/N} = \sum_{n=0}^{15} \cos(\frac{\...
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Inserting zeros: effect on DFT

Let N be an even integer, and $x[n]$ be a finite length signal over the interval $n\in [0,N-1]$; let $X[k]$ be the N-pt DFT of $x[n]$. Find the 2N-Pt DFT of $x_1[n]$ in terms of $x[n]$, where: $$x_1[n]...
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How to compute the 2N-Point DFT in terms of N-Point DFT with other properties involved

Let's say the N-Point DFT of $x[n]$ is $X(k)$. Now from this question, I know how to compute the 2N-Point DFT of the same $x[n]$ in terms of $X(k)$ However, this idea doesn't translate well if I have ...
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Inverse Fourier Transform of $\omega ^2$ in $[-\omega _0,\omega _0]$

I've been learning about signals for a while now, and I'm just starting to learn about Continuous time Fourier transforms. In this particular case, we were asked to get the inverse Fourier Transform ...
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Can anyone help with the properties of the DFT?

Let N be an even integer, and $x[n]$ be a finite length signal over the interval $n\in [0,N-1]$; let $X[k]$ be the N-pt DFT of $x[n]$. Analytically find the DFT of each sequence below in terms of $X[k]...
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Plotting the amplitude and angle spectre of this signal

I am looking clarification that I have the appropriate solution to this question, thoughts and tips to improve my understanding are also welcome! f(n) is a discrete sample of the following signal. ...
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Determining the full DFT values of X(k) given a partial sample [closed]

I have a sample of a signal lets say 8 values of a 16 value sequence. I am trying to obtain the full DFT from the partial. I am thinking that I am going to work back, I read the matlab documentation ...
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proof of alias matlab sin wave and syntax for time array

I have been asked to prove the following; Show that a sinusoid of amplitude 10V and frequency 2kHz sampled at %fs = 10kHz is an alias of a 500Hz sampled signal. I have develped the code for the 500hz ...
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Impulse response from the transfer function

The discrete system has poles at points $z_{1,2} = 0.8e^{\pm{i\pi /6}}$ and $z_{3,4}=0.8e^{\pm{i\pi/2}}$, and two-fold zeros at $1$ and $-1$. The task is to determine the impulse response of the ...
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What is the probability of binary digits produced

An information source produces a long sequence of three independent symbols A,B,C with probabilities 16/20, 3/20, and 1/20 respectively; 100 such symbols are produced per second. The information is to ...
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Axes of Discrete Fourier Transform

Problem Given $X[k] = \sum_{n=0}^{N-1} x[n]e^{-j2\pi kn/N}, k = 0, ..., N-1$ What are the units on the x-axis and y-axis? Note that for the x-axis there are two answers. Attempted solution My first ...
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Calculating connected component's central moments

I am learning about image's moments. As an exercise I got this: For x̄ value I get 5 from this formula: $$= \frac{\sum_{x=1}^{X} \sum_{y=1}^{Y} xf(x,y)}{\sum_{x=1}^{X} \sum_{y=1}^{Y} f(x,y)}$$ As ...
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Plotting the Frequency Response of Zero-Order Hold

I'm trying to find the frequency response and the DC gain, then plot the response and find the cutoff frequency from the graph. I start off with the impulse response $$h(t)= 1 ; 0\leqslant t\leqslant ...
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Labels in speaker verification

I'm a beginner. If I am using a Convolutional Neural Networks with Triplet Loss as a loss function (also combined with GAN and a Classifier) for building a model that performs Speaker Verification, ...
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How to calculate the DFT for this sum of cosine's in the form $\sum A_i \cos(\omega_i n + \phi_i)$ for fixed $N$

I am stuck trying to calculate the DFT for a given $N$ Given the signal $x[n] = \cos(\frac{\pi}{2}n - \frac{\pi}{2})+2 \cos(\pi n + \frac{\pi}{2})$ and $N = 4$ I tried to calculate the DFT $X[k] = \...
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Fourier Series of a piecewise function

I've been given the task to find the Fourier Series Representation. All I'm given is this $$x(t)= \begin{cases}-t & \text { for } 0 \leq t<1 \\ 1 & \text { for } 1 \leq t<2 \\ 0 & \...
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Calculating tranfer function, poles, zeros and impulse response given input and outpul signals in matlab

I have been given an input and output signal. input: x(n)=(0.3^n)*u(n) + (5^n)*u(-n-1) output: y(n)=(3^n)*u(-n-1) - ((2^(n+2))/(3^n))*u(n). or x=(0.3.^n).*(n>=0) + (5.^n). *(n<=-1) --> in ...
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How would one solve this question if no initial conditions are given? Which assumption can I make?

This was a question on our test, I know it can be easily solved by Z-transforms but there are no initial conditions specified. In this case, what would be the right approach? Assume all initial ...
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How to do appcoef and detcoef using pyWavelets?

I am new to signal processing and currently doing a school project in wavelet transform using Python. I want to extract all details and approximations (Example: cA2, cA1, cD2, cD1), pywt could return ...
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How to design a Controller that would adjust the steady-state error of a system?

I have a simple model (input-plant-output) with a transfer function : $$ T(s)=\frac{4}{s^{2}+2s+4} $$ The goal of this problem is to design a system such that it has the following specification for a ...
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What sampling frequency should I use if Nyquist is not available?

I have the following homework question that confuses me: We have an audio emitter that can emit two signals: It either emits a sine wave at 23 kHz or it emits a sine wave at 25 kHz. The receiver has ...
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Fourier Transform of the conjugate of a complex function [closed]

Given that $x(t)$ Fourier Transforms to $X(f)$. What happens when you Fourier Transform $x^*(t)$, and your $x(t)$ and $x^*(t)$ are both complex functions??
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Impulse response $h[n]$ of a non linear I/O equation

my question concerns an assignment that was given to us at school. We have been given a list of I/O equations and it is required, for each of them, to find the impulse response $h[n]$ and the ratio ...
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Running a signal through a circuit with some odd components

I am studying a course in signal analysis and systems. Currently we are looking at aliiasing, samplig,DTFT and reconstruction. I got stuck on an excercise. For the in signal $x_{a}(t)=2\cos(2\pi F_{0}...
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FInd the amplitude function to a system

I'm studying a course in signal analysis and have come across an exercise where I find the analytical part a bit tricky. I am to find the amplitude function $|H( f )|$ for a system with the impulse ...
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Zeroes and poles for a system

I have run into some issues on an exercise for the course in signal analysis and systems I am currently studying. We are to create an echo effect and are using the system below: I am to find the ...
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Noise variance estimation under known channel

I have $N$ observations $\{y_i\}_{i=1..N}$ $$y_i = h_i x_i + w_i$$ where $\{x_i\}_i$ are the realizations of uniform distributed QPSK symbol $x$, i.e. $x_i \in \{\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \pm j\frac{1}{\...
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Find $A$ and $G$ value to satisfy the requirement

Given a disturbance reduction system Create a system that will reduce $U(s)$ noise to $100$ times its value. Find the A and G gain value to satisfy the requirement My attempt: I've analyzed the ...
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Finding transfer function from bode plot

Given a bode diagram From the figure, I see that when $\omega = 100 \text{ rad/s}$ the magnitude response starting to go down and when $\omega = 1000 \text{ rad/s}$ the slope become higher. Then $$H(...
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A discrete time signal $x[n]$ is defined in terms of unit impulse function.Express the signal $x[n]$ in terms of step signal

A discrete time signal $x[n]$ is defined in terms of unit impulse function as follows: $$x[n]= 1-\sum_{r=3}^\infty \delta[n-1-r]$$ If $x[n]$ is expressed in terms of the unit step function as $x[n]=u[...
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Find response of discrete time LTI system given input and impulse response

For this question the guide says to use $Y(e^{j\omega}) = H(e^{j\omega}) X(e^{j\omega})$. I have been able to find the discrete time Fourier transform of the impulse function as $$H(e^{j\omega}) = \...
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Unit step function symbol

I've been studying communications and i see that the book used the symbol $u_{-1}(t)$ for unit step function , why ?
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Does $\cos(bt)\cdot u(t)$ have a Fourier Transform?

If it does, $$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \cos(bt)\,u(t)e^{-j\omega t} dt = \int_{0}^{\infty} \cos(bt)\,e^{-j\omega t} dt = \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{e^{jbt} + e^{-jbt}}{2}\,e^{-j\omega t} dt$$ Then how do ...
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Confused with using Fourier Transform Properties

I'm seeking the Fourier transform of $t \cdot (u(t+1)-u(t-1))$ Given the fact that (The first minus here should be a plus) Using properties. My initial approach was: but I wasn't sure how I should ...
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Finding original signal $x(t)$

For given 4 conditions, I have to find out what is $x(t)$ with period of 3, and I don't know if $x(t)$ is real or not. For fourier coefficients $x_k$, $$1.\ x_k=x_{k+2}$$ $$2.\ x_k=x_{-k}$$ $$3.\ \...
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Understanding LTI systems graphically

I'm currently working on this problem from Oppenheimer's book: Given $x_{1}(t)$ and $y_{1}(t)$ I should figure out $y_{2}(t)$ and $y_{3}(t)$ given that the system is LTI. My progress so far: I'm ...
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