Signals and Systems Flashcards
What are samples?
Points of data
What are sampling intervals?
The distance between the sample points
Discrete-time signals can be defined in 2 ways…
- As a function
- As a list of values of a sequence
In this picture, the arrow indicates….?
And if the arrow is not shown, where is the ____ point?
The n=0 point
The first value in the sequence is the n=0 point
Define analog signals
Analog Signals: An analog signal is a continuous-time signal x(t) that can take on any value in the continuous interval (a, b), where a may be - ∞ and b may be +∞.
Define Digital Signals
Digital Signals: A digital signal is a discrete-time signal x[n] that can only take on only a finite number of distinct values.
What is a real signal?
Real Signals: A signal x(t) is said to be a real signal if its value is a real
number
What is a complex signal?
Complex Signals: A signal x(t) is said to be a complex signal if its value is a complex number
A general (continuous- or discrete-time) complex signal x(t) is a function of the form
where x1(t) and x2(t) are real signals and j = √−1
Define Deterministic Signals
Deterministic Signals: Those signals whose values are exactly specified for any given time in the time span of interest are called deterministic signals. Such signals may be represented by a known function of time t.
Define Random Signals
Random Signals: Those signals that take random values at any given time are called random or non-deterministic signals. Such signals must be characterized statistically (that is, represented in probabilistic terms)
Any signal x(t) or x[n] can be expressed as a sum of ____ ____, one of which is ____ and one of which is ____
Any signal x(t) or x[n] can be expressed as a sum of two signals, one of which is even and one of which is odd
The product of two even signals or of two odd signals is a…?
…even signal
The product of an even signal and an odd signal is an…?
…odd signal
Define Periodic continuous-time signals
Periodic Continuous-time Signals: A continuous-time signal x(t) is said to be a periodic signal with period T if there is a unique positive nonzero value of T for which the following expression is valid
A dc signal is a signal in which x(t) is ____; such a signal is not periodic since its fundamental period is ____
A dc signal is a signal in which x(t) is constant; such a signal is not periodic since its fundamental period is undefined
Define Aperiodic Continuous-time Signals
Aperiodic Continuous-time Signals: Any continuous-time signal which is not periodic is called a non-periodic signal or an aperiodic signal
Define Periodic Discrete-time Signals
Periodic Discrete-time Signals: A sequence (discrete-time signal) x[n] is periodic with period N if there is a unique positive integer N for which the following expression is valid
Define Aperiodic Discrete-time Signals
Aperiodic Discrete-time Signals: Any sequence which is not periodic is called a non-periodic sequence or an aperiodic sequence
A sequence obtained by uniform sampling of a periodic continuous-time signal may…
…not be periodic
The sum of two continuous-time periodic signals may…
… not be periodic
The sum of two periodic sequences is…
…always periodic
For any continuous-time signal x(t), the total energy of the signal over the interval t1 ≤ t ≤ t2 is defined as
The average power of the signal x(t) over the interval t1 ≤ t ≤ t2 is defined as
|x(t)| denotes the ____ of x(t) and the signal x(t) could be a ____ or ____ signal.
|x(t)| denotes the magnitude of x(t) and the signal x(t) could be a real or complex signal.
For any discrete-time signal x[n], the total energy of the signal over the interval n1 ≤ n ≤ n2 is defined as
The average power of the signal x[n] over the interval n1 ≤ n ≤ n2 is defined as
A signal x(t) (or x[n]) is said to be an ____ ____ (or sequence) if and only if 0 < E∞ < ∞, in which case, P∞ = 0.
A signal x(t) (or x[n]) is said to be an energy signal (or sequence) if and only if 0 < E∞ < ∞, in which case, P∞ = 0.
A signal x(t) (or x[n]) is said to be a ____ signal (or sequence) if and only if 0 < P∞ < ∞, in which case, E∞ = ∞
A signal x(t) (or x[n]) is said to be a power signal (or sequence) if and only if 0 < P∞ < ∞, in which case, E∞ = ∞
A signal that does not satisfy 0 < E∞ < ∞ and 0 < P∞ < ∞ is not an ____ or a ____ signal
A signal that does not satisfy 0 < E∞ < ∞ and 0 < P∞ < ∞ is not an energy or a power signal
Define a periodic signal
A periodic signal is a power signal if its energy content per period is finite
If a > 1, the time scaling operation is a ‘____ __’ process (it looks like a ‘____’ process)
If a > 1, the time scaling operation is a ‘speed up’ process (it looks like a ‘compression’ process)
If 0 < a < 1, the operation is a ‘____ __’ process (it looks like an ‘____’ process
If 0 < a < 1, the operation is a ‘slow down’ process (it looks like an ‘expansion’ process
What would this sketch look like if it goes from x(t) to x(3t-5)?
Define a system (long)
A SYSTEM is a combination, collection or set of things or physical components connected or related together in such a manner to form a whole unit in order to achieve a certain task (or set of tasks) or objective(s). A system achieves its objective or set of objectives by transforming input signal(s) into output signal(s)
What is the input of a system?
An excitation or a stimulus that is applied to the system from an external source
What is the output of a system?
The actual response of the system due to the application of an input signal
What is a system (short)
A system can be considered a unit that transforms an input signal into an output signal using a well-defined rule or mathematical operation.
y = T(x) where T is the ____ ____ that maps _ onto _
y = T(x) where T is the mathematical operation that maps x onto y
What does SISO systems stand for and what does it look like?
What does MIMO system stand for and what does it look like?
A system whose output at any time depends on only the input at that same time is called a…?
…memoryless system; otherwise, the system is said to have memory.
Example of a memoryless system?
A continuous-time signal
A discrete-time signal turns into a…?
…Continuous signal
What is a system with aid and memory?
A capacitor
System with memory are…
Systems without memory are…
…Dynamic
…Static
A causal system is one whose output 𝑦(𝑡) at time 𝑡 = 𝑡0 depends on only the inputs 𝑥(𝑡) for…?
…𝑡 ≤ 𝑡
If a system is not casual, it is a…?
…non-casual system
All memoryless systems are ____, but not all causal systems are ____
All memoryless systems are casual, but not all causal systems are memoryless
The system is a linear system if it satisfies the following two conditions…?
- Superposition (or Additivity)
- Homogeneity (or Scaling)
For the system to satisfy the superposition condition,
y1+y2 = ?
y1+y2 = T(x1+x2)
For the system 𝑦 = 𝑇(𝑥) to satisfy the homogeneity condition, it behaviour must satisfy…
𝛼∙𝑦 = 𝑇(𝛼∙𝑥)
A time-varying, or time-variant, system is one in which…?
…one or more of the parameters of the system vary as a function of time
Example of time-varying system
y = tx
A time-invariant system is one whose parameter(s)…?
…does not vary as a function of time
A time-invariant system: Mathematically…
𝑦 = 𝑇(𝑥)
A time-variant system: Mathematically
𝑦 = 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑡)
For time-invariant systems, a time-shift in the input signal leads to…
Although this is not true for…?
…the same time-shift in the output signal
…time-variant systems in general
- A linear system that is also time-invariant is called a…
- A nonlinear system that is time-invariant is called a…
- A linear system that is not time-invariant is called a…
- A nonlinear system that is not time-invariant is called a…
- Static or dynamic systems can be ____ or ____ and can be ____- ____ or ____-____
- Linear Time - Invariant System
- Nonlinear Time - Invariant System
- Linear Time - Varying System
- Nonlinear Time - Varying Systems.
- Static or dynamic systems can be linear or nonlinear and can be time-variant or time-invariant
In terms of impulse response, a system is ____ if its impulse response approaches ____ as time approaches ____
In terms of impulse response, a system is stable if its impulse response approaches zero as time approaches infinity
In terms of response to bounded input, a system is stable if…
…every bounded input produces a bounded output
Control systems can be classified into two general categories
- Open-loop control systems
- Closed-loop control system
A control system is a system whose function is to ____, ____, or ____ itself or another system
A control system is a system whose function is to command, direct, or regulate itself or another system
Define open-loop control systems
A control system whose input signal is independent of the output signal