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EE302 Signals and Systems Lecture#1 Definitions and general concepts:- * Signals: © Asignal is any physical phenomenon (quantity) which conveys information. © Asignal is a real valued function of time, space or any other independent variable or variables. © Mathematically, we describe a signal as a function of one or more independent variables, Ff Q 1-0 Signal Brightness ¢ ae YE Time (¢) (x) 1-D Signal I Brightness = R BEE aa) 3 channei3-D Signal Distance (x) © Mathematical Models:- mathematical equations representing signals. For example, the signal model for a household voltage is given by the equation v(t) = 220 cos[2n(50)t] (1.1) © Itis not practical to produce an exact mathematical model for a physical signal-too many variable parameters are involved. [ eq. (1.1) is not an exact mathematical model for several reasons]??? Examples to illustrate an application of signals and systems 1- Electrical Engineer Y The electrical circuit is the system L Rit) mn yyy o. The resistors, capacitors, [ oa ] inductors,. +, are (the 0) ae system component) T © And the voltage and the current in the circuit are the (signals) 2- Mechanical Engineer. Y Attachment of a wheel to an automobile. © The wheel suspension is the system © Wheel, tire, spring, shock absorber ( are the system component) o And the position and velocity of the various system component are the signals 3- Government economist (non engineering example) ¥ System component © Available labor force © Available plant capacity © Available capital Y Signals © Money supply © Prime interest rate © Government deficit ° “@ Five common signals and systems scenarios 1, Given a system, determine a signal that will pass through it well. 2. Given a type of signal. Design a system that will pass it will. 3. Design a system that make a desired change to a signal 4. Design a system that will extract desired information from a signal. 5. Design a system that gives a desired output. Signals can be classified into different categories depending on the values taken by the amplitude (dependent) and time (independent) variables. “ continuous-time signal A continuous-time signal has a value defined for each poin' The amplitude of a continuous-time signal may take any value from a continuous range of real numbers. Continuous-time signals are also known as analog signals because their amplitude is “analogous” (that is, proportional) to the physical quantity they represent. The speech signal in Figure 1.1 is an example of a continuous-time signal because its value s(t) is defined for every value of time t. “discrete-time signal A discrete-time signal has a value defined only at discrete points in time. rete-time signal x[n] is a sequence of numbers defined for all values of integer n, 00

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