Laboratory 6 - LTI Systems 2 -

Properties of LTI Systems

Signals and Systems
Department of Computer Engineering
College of Computer and Information Sciences
King Saud University
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Instructions

1. Read this document before coming to the laboratory.

2. Print this document and bring it with you to the laboratory.

3. Mobile phones are not allowed.

4. Do not copy paste the code - type it.

5. Use only the front side of the sheets.

Marking Scheme

Task Points Obtained

1 50
2 50
Total 100

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 Laboratory 6 - LTI Systems 2 -
Properties of LTI Systems
Contents
6.1 The commutative property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6.2 Student Task 1 - verify the distributive property . . . . . . . . 5
6.3 Student Task 2 - verify the associative property . . . . . . . . 6

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LTI systems have a set of properties. In this laboratory we will focus on the
following properties of LTI systems.

1. The commutative property

2. The distributive property

3. The associative property

6.1 The commutative property

The commutative property states that

x(t) ∗ h(t) = h(t) ∗ x(t) (1)

Let us consider x(t) = u(t)−u(t−1) and h(t) = u(t)−u(t−2). The following
code allows us to verify Equation 1. We will first compute the left hand side
of Equation 1 and then the right hand side of Equation 1. If both sides are
equal then the property is verified.

clear all
close all
t=0:0.01:4;
x=heaviside(t)-heaviside(t-1);
subplot(4,1,1), plot(t,x)
axis([0 4 0 1.1])
h=heaviside(t)-heaviside(t-2);
subplot(4,1,2),plot(t,h)
axis([0 4 0 1.1])
t2=0:0.01:8;
y1=conv(x,h)*0.01;
subplot(4,1,3),plot(t2,y1)
axis([0 4 0 1.1])
y2=conv(h,x)*0.01;
subplot(4,1,4),plot(t2,y2)
axis([0 4 0 1.1])

The result is shown in Figure 1. We can see from the third and fourth rows
of the plot that x(t) ∗ h(t) is indeed equal to h(t) ∗ x(t) and therefore, the
commutative property is verified.

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Figure 1: The commutative property, x(t) ∗ h(t) = h(t) ∗ x(t).

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6.2 Student Task 1 - verify the distributive property
Task 1. Verify the distributive property given by Equation 2

x(t) ∗ [h1 (t) + h2 (t)] = x(t) ∗ h1 (t) + x(t) ∗ h2 (t) (2)

Where x(t) = u(t)−u(t−1), h1 (t) = u(t)−u(t−2), and h2 (t) = u(t)−u(t−3).
Add appropriate label(s) and title(s). Write the code, print and paste the
figure(s) here.

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6.3 Student Task 2 - verify the associative property
Task 2. Verify the associative property given by Equation 3

x(t) ∗ [h1 (t) ∗ h2 (t)] = [x(t) ∗ h1 (t)] ∗ h2 (t) (3)

Where x(t) = u(t)−u(t−1), h1 (t) = u(t)−u(t−2), and h2 (t) = u(t)−u(t−3).
Add appropriate label(s) and title(s). Write the code, print and paste the
figure(s) here.