DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING:

IMPULSE RESPONSE AND BIBO STABILITY

Prepared by
ENGR. ANGELINO A. PIMENTEL, PhD (in-progress)
SMU SEAIT – ECE Faculty Member

Reference Book: Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and

Applications 2nd Edition (Tan & Jiang, 2013) pp. 80-88
「 Learning Objectives 」
TOPICS: Impulse Response and BIBO
Stability

At the end of the discussion, the student

should be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of Impulse
Response and BIBO Stability
2. Evaluate problems pertaining the said
topics
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Principle: Impulse Response 」

 
A linear time-invariant system can be
completely described by its unit-impulse
response, which is defined as the system
response due to the impulse input with zero
initial conditions
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Principle: Impulse Response 」

 
With the obtained unit-impulse response , we
can represent the linear time-invariant system as

Representation of a linear time-invariant system

using the impulse response.
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Sample Problem #1 」
Assume we have a linear time-invariant
system

with an initial condition x(-1)=0.

a. Determine the unit-impulse response
b. Draw the system block diagram
c. Write the output using the obtained
impulse response
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Problem #1a: Solution 」

Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Problem #1b: Solution 」

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「 Problem #1c: Solution 」

The system output can be written as
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Principle: Impulse Response 」

 
It is noted that if the difference equation
does not have the past output terms, y(n-
1),.,y(n-N), that is, the corresponding
coefficients a1,.,aN, are zeros, and the
impulse response has a finite number of
terms. We call this system a finite impulse
response (FIR) system. If it contains an
infinite number of terms in its duration due to
the past output term y(n-1). Such a system is
called an infinite impulse response (IIR)
system
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Sample Problem #2 」
Consider the difference equation

a. Determine the unit-impulse response

b. Draw the system block diagram
c. Write the output using the obtained
impulse response
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「 Problem #2a: Solution 」

Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Problem #2b: Solution 」

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「 Problem #2c: Solution 」

The system output can be written as
Topic: Impulse Response and BIBO Stability

「 Principle: BIBO Stability 」

We are interested in designing and
implementing stable linear systems. A stable
system is one for which every bounded input
produces a bounded output (BIBO). In terms of
the impulse response, a linear system is stable if
the sum of its absolute impulse response
coefficients is a finite number.
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「 Sample Problem #3 」
Given the linear system

which is described by the unit-impulse response

determine whether this system is stable.

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「 Problem #3: Solution 」

Since the summation is a

finite number, the linear
system is stable
 -End of Presentation-
Thank you!

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「 Were learning objectives

met? 」
TOPICS: Impulse Response and BIBO
Stability

At the end of the discussion, the student

should be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of Impulse
Response and BIBO Stability
2. Evaluate problems pertaining the said
topics
Next Topic: Digital Convolution

Impulse Response and

BIBO Stability:
Seatwork  Recitation  Problem Set (Take Home)

Provide what is asked for the following:

 P3.19
 P3.20