Chapter 2 Introduction To Signals
Chapter 2 Introduction To Signals
INTRODUCTION TO SIGNALS
Luis F. Chaparro, Aydin Akan - Signals and Systems Using MATLAB-Academic Press (2019) – Example 0.4, 0.5 2
Basic Continuous-Time Signals
1. Unit Impulse Function (Dirac Delta Function)
2. Unit Step Function (Heaviside Function)
3. Unit Pulse Function
4. Unit Ramp Function
5. Unit Triangle Function
6. Sinusoidal Signal
7. Unit Parabolic Function
8. Unit Signum Function (Sign Function)
9. Unit Sinc function
10. Real Exponential Signal
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1. Unit Impulse Function (Dirac Delta Function)
✓ The unit impulse function, denoted δ(t), is not a regular
function but a distribution that is zero everywhere except at
t=0, where it is undefined, but with an integral of 1:
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Scaled and time shifted impulse function
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Sampling property Sifting property
∞
𝑓 𝑡 𝛿 𝑡 − 𝑡1 = 𝑓 𝑡1 𝛿 𝑡 − 𝑡1 න 𝑓 𝑡 𝛿 𝑡 − 𝑡1 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑓 𝑡1
−∞
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2. Unit Step Function (Heaviside Function)
1 𝑡>0
u 𝒕 =ቊ ;
0 𝑡<0
discontinuous at t = 0
𝑡
𝑢 𝑡 =න 𝛿 𝜆 𝑑𝜆
−∞
𝑑𝑢 𝑡
𝛿 𝑡 =
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3. Unit Pulse Function
✓ A unit pulse function is a rectangular pulse with unit width
and unit amplitude, centered around the origin.
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1, 𝑡 <
Π 𝑡 = 2
1
0, 𝑡 >
2
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4. Unit Ramp Function
𝑡, 𝑡≥0
𝑟 𝑡 =ቊ
0, 𝑡<0
𝑡
𝑟 𝑡 =න 𝑢 𝜆 𝑑𝜆
−∞
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5. Unit Triangle Function
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6. Sinusoidal Function 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝐴co s 𝜔0 𝑡 + 𝜃
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7. Unit Parabolic Function
1 2
𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑡 ,
2
𝑡≥0
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8. Unit Signum Function (Sign Function)
1 𝑡>0
sgn(𝑡) = ቐ 0 𝑡 = 0
−1 𝑡 < 0
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9. Sinc Function
sin 𝜋𝑡
sinc(𝑡) = −∞<𝑡 <∞
𝜋𝑡
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𝑎𝑡
10. Real Exponential Signal 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝐶𝑒
a>0
a<0
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−3𝑡 −6𝑡
𝑒 −𝑒 , 𝑡≥0
𝑥 𝑡 =ቊ
0, 𝑡<0
Alkin, Oktay - Signals and systems _ a MATLAB integrated approach-CRC Press (2014) – MATLAB Exercise 1.1 16
Basic Continuous-Time Signals
Example:
Alkin, Oktay - Signals and systems _ a MATLAB integrated approach-CRC Press (2014) – MATLAB Exercise 1.2 17
Basic Continuous-Time Signals
Example
𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑒 −𝑡 cos(2𝜋𝑡) −2 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 4
Luis F. Chaparro, Aydin Akan - Signals and Systems Using MATLAB-Academic Press (2019) – Example 1.24 18
Basic Signal Operations
❖Time Shifting
𝑔 𝑡 = 𝑥 𝑡 − 𝑡𝑑
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❖Time Scaling
𝑔 𝑡 = 𝑥 𝑎𝑡
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❖Time Reversal
𝑔 𝑡 = 𝑥 −𝑡
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❖Differentiation
𝑑𝑥 𝑡
𝑔 𝑡 =
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑣𝐶 𝑡
𝑖𝐶 𝑡 = 𝐶
𝑑𝑡
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❖Integration
𝑡
𝑔 𝑡 =න 𝑥 𝜆 𝑑𝜆
−∞
𝑡
1
𝑖𝐿 𝑡 = න 𝑣𝐿 𝜆 𝑑𝜆
𝐿 −∞
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❖Example:
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Impulse decomposition for continuous-time signals
∞
𝑥 𝑡 =න 𝑥 𝜏 δ 𝑡 − 𝜏 𝑑𝜏 = 𝑥 𝑡 ∗ δ 𝑡
−∞
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