ENG421ex1 20
ENG421ex1 20
ENG421ex1 20
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1. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.1 Answer all questions
1.2 This test constitutes 25% of the total marks for this unit
1.3 Total number of marks of this test: 19
Question 1 is worth 4 marks
Question 2 is worth 5 marks
Question 3 is worth 5 marks
Question 4 is worth 2 marks
Question 5 is worth 3 marks
1.4 Note that questions ARE NOT of equal value.
1.5 Read ALL questions carefully.
1.6 This is a closed book online test. No other materials than the materials listed under 3 are
permitted. The use of learning materials, such as text books, notes, laboratory handouts,
webpages or other any other aids (electronic, printed or written) is not allowed. You must
complete this test without the assistance of others.
2. ATTACHED MATERIALS:
None
3. PERMITTED MATERIALS:
Calculators - Non Programmable
Blank pages of writing paper with lines (have 10 – 20 readily available)
Pens, pencils, erasers, ruler and/or set squares
Question 1.1
Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):
Question 1.2
Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):
y [n ] = − x [n ]
Question 1.3
Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):
Question 1.4
Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):
y[n] = A + B x [n] , where A and B are real constants not equal to zero.
Question 2 (5 marks)
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Two linear time-invariant systems, H 1 ( ) and H 2 ( ) , have the following frequency responses:
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H 1 ( ) = (1 + e − j 2 )
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H 2 ( ) = (1 − e j / 2 e − j 2 )( 1 − e − j / 2 e − j 2 )
Question 2.1
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Determine the impulse response of the individual systems H 1 ( ) and H 2 ( ) .
Question 2.2
^ ^ ^
Determine the frequency response of the two systems in series, i.e. H( ) = H 1 ( ) H 2 ( ) .
Determine the impulse response h [n ] of the two systems in series i.e. h[n] = h 2 [n] * h 1 [n] .
Make a sketch of the impulse response.
Question 2.4
The input to the system is:
1
x [n ] =
4
Question 2.5
The input to the system is:
x [n ] = − 2 + 3 cos( n− )
4 4
Use superposition to determine the corresponding output of the two system in series, y [n ] , for
− n .
Question 3 (5 marks)
Three filters are connected in cascade; i.e. the output of the first system S1 is the input to S2,
and the output of S2 is the input to S3. The three filters are specified as follows:
S1: y 1 [n ] = x 1 [n ] + x 1 [n − 1]
S2: y 2 [n ] = x 2 [n ] − x 2 [n − 1]
S3: y 3 [n ] = x 3 [n ] + x 3 [n − 1]
Question 3.1
Determine the impulse response h i [n] for i = 1, 2 and 3 of each individual subsystem Si.
Question 3.2
Determine the impulse response h [n ] of the overall system, i.e. find h [n ] so that
y [n ] = h[n ] * x [n ] where x[n] = x 1 [n] and y [n ] = y 3 [n ] . Sketch the impulse response.
Question 3.3
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Determine the frequency responses H 1 ( ) , H 2 ( ) and H 3 ( ) of the filter S1, S2 and S3.
Question 3.5
Give a brief description in your own words of what the overall filter does to an input signal.
Question 4 (2 marks)
^
^
sin( L / 2 )
D L () = ^
L sin( / 2 )
Question 4.1
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Determine the maximum value of D 8 ( ) using limits.
Question 4.2
^ ^ ^
Make a sketch of the magnitude of D 8 ( ) over the range − . Give the value of for
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all the frequencies where the magnitude is zero within this range of .
Question 5 (3 marks)
x ( t ) = 2 cos( 9 t + / 2 ) [ 3 + sin( t )]
Question 5.1
Using phasors, determine A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , 1 , 2 , 3 in [rad] and 1 , 2 and 3 in [rad/s] of x(t),
with x(t) of the form:
Question 5.2
Sketch the two sided spectrum of this signal on the frequency axis with the frequency axis in
[Hz].
Question 5.3
Determine the minimum sampling rate that can be used to sample x(t) without aliasing of any of
the components.