Signal operations

ECE 3303: Signals and Systems

Fall 2022
 Time Shifting

Time delay

Time advance

xshift(t) = x(t – T) xshift[n] = x[n – k]

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Time Inversion

xinv(t) = x(-t) xinv[n] = x[-n]

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Time Scaling (Continuous)

xsca(t) = x(αt)

Time Compression
(α > 1)

Time Stretching
(α < 1)

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Time Scaling (Discrete)

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 Combined Operation
Scaling Shifting

𝑥(2 𝑡 −5)

Shifting
Scaling
2t – 5 = 2(t-2.5)

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Combined Operation

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Signal Synthesis

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 Signal Synthesis
exponential

𝑥2 ( 𝑡 ) =2 [ 𝑢 (𝑡 − 4 ) − 𝑢(𝑡 − 6) ]
𝑡 −( 𝑡 − 6)
[ 𝑢 ( 𝑡 −6 ) − 𝑢(𝑡 −10) ]
𝑥1 ( 𝑡 ) =
2
[ 𝑢 (𝑡 ) − 𝑢(𝑡 − 4) ] 𝑥3 ( 𝑡 ) =2 𝑒

𝑥 (𝑡)=
𝑡
2
𝑢 (𝑡 ) −(𝑡−4
2 )
𝑢 ( 𝑡 − 4 ) − 2 ( 1 −𝑒 − ( 𝑡 − 6 ) ) 𝑢 ( 𝑡 − 6 ) − 2 𝑒− ( 𝑡 − 6 ) 𝑢(𝑡 − 10)

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