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Semester/Year: Semester 1, 2021

MID-SEMESTER INVIGILATED OR PROCTORED TEST

College: Engineering, IT and Environment

Unit: ENG572 - Digital Signal Processing
Lecturer: Friso de Boer
Examination Duration:
Invigilated Students -
Reading & Writing: 120 minutes: 10.00 – 12.00

Proctored Students -
Respondus Initiation: 10 minutes: 10.00 – 10.10

Proctored Students -
Reading & writing: 120 minutes: 10.10 – 12.10 (proctored test will close at 12.10)

Proctored Students -
Uploading 20 minutes: 12.10 – 12.30

1. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.1 Note: as per instructions on the Learnline site of this unit, proctored students should have
completed the “Respondus - practice test” available on Learnline before attempting this test
1.2 Answer all questions
1.3 This test constitutes 25% of the total marks for this unit
1.4 Total number of marks of this test: 12
Question 1 is worth 3 marks
Question 2 is worth 1 marks
Question 3 is worth 3 mark
Question 4 is worth 1 marks
Question 5 is worth 2 mark
Question 6 is worth 2 marks
1.5 Note that questions ARE NOT of equal value.
1.6 Read ALL questions carefully.
1.7 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:
All students: non-programmable calculators only
All students: Pens, pencils, erasers, ruler and/or set squares
Invigilated students: CDU exam booklets (provided in the examination room)
Proctored students: blank pages of writing paper with lines (have 20 readily available)

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ENG572 - Digital Signal Processing
Question 1 (3 marks)
A linear time invariant filter is described by the following difference equation:

𝑦𝑦[𝑛𝑛 + 1] = 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 − 1] − 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 + 1]

Question 1.1 (1 mark)

Determine the frequency response of this system.

Question 1.2 (1 mark)

Sketch the frequency response (magnitude and phase (between −𝜋𝜋 and 𝜋𝜋 [rad])) as a
^ ^
function of frequency 𝜔𝜔 for −𝜋𝜋 < 𝜔𝜔 < 𝜋𝜋.

Question 1.3 (1 mark)

Determine the output y[n] if the input is:

𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋
𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛] = √2 ⋅ 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠( 𝑛𝑛 + )
4 4

Question 2 (1 mark)
A linear time-invariant system can be described by the difference equation:

𝑦𝑦[𝑛𝑛] = −𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛] − 2 ⋅ 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 − 1] + 3 ⋅ 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 − 2] + 4 ⋅ 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 − 3]

Draw the implementation of this system in a block diagram in direct form and in transposed
direct form. Label all elements of the block diagrams appropriately.

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ENG572 - Digital Signal Processing
Question 3 (3 marks)

Question 3.1 (1 mark)

Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):

𝑦𝑦[𝑛𝑛 + 𝑛𝑛 + 1] = 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 + 𝑛𝑛 + 1] − 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛 + 𝑛𝑛 + 2]

Question 3.2 (1 mark)

Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):

𝑦𝑦[𝑛𝑛 − 1] = 2 ⋅ 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛] + 1

Question 3.3 (1 mark)

Determine whether or not the following system is (1) linear, (2) time invariant and (3) causal
(explain your answer!):

𝜋𝜋
𝑦𝑦[𝑛𝑛 + 1] = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 𝑛𝑛) ⋅ 𝑥𝑥[𝑛𝑛]
2

Question 4 (1 mark)
For the chirp signal
3 +2𝑡𝑡 2 +𝑡𝑡+3)
𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅{ 2𝜋𝜋 ⋅ 𝑒𝑒 𝑗𝑗(𝑡𝑡 }

Determine the instantaneous frequency versus time formula f(t) in [Hz] and make a sketch of
this function for 0 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 1 [s].

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ENG572 - Digital Signal Processing
Question 5 (2 mark)
An amplitude modulated (AM) cosine wave is represented by the formula
𝜋𝜋
𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 11𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 − ) ⋅ [1 + 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠( 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋)]
2

Question 5.1 (1 mark)

Using phasors, determine 𝐴𝐴1 ,𝐴𝐴2 ,𝐴𝐴3 and 𝜑𝜑1 ,𝜑𝜑2 ,𝜑𝜑3 in [rad] and 𝜔𝜔1 ,𝜔𝜔2 and 𝜔𝜔3 in [rad/s] of x(t),
with x(t) of the form:

𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡) = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 𝜔𝜔1 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜑𝜑1 ) + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 𝜔𝜔2 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜑𝜑2 ) + 𝐴𝐴3 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 𝜔𝜔3 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜑𝜑3 )

Question 5.2 (1 mark)

Sketch the two sided spectrum of this signal on the frequency axis with the frequency axis in
[Hz] and determine the minimum sampling rate that can be used to sample x(t) without
aliasing of any of the components.

Question 6 (2 marks)
A linear time invariant filter has the following frequency response:
𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋
𝑒𝑒 𝑗𝑗 6 ⋅ 𝑒𝑒 −𝑗𝑗𝜔𝜔
�
𝑒𝑒 −𝑗𝑗 6 ⋅ 𝑒𝑒 −𝑗𝑗𝜔𝜔
�
�
𝐻𝐻(𝜔𝜔
�) = (1 − )⋅( − 1) ⋅ (𝑒𝑒 −𝑗𝑗𝜔𝜔 − 1)
2 2

Question 6.1 (1 mark)

Determine the impulse response h[n] of this system.

Question 6.2 (1 mark)

If the input is sinusoidal, for which values of 𝜔𝜔
�, with −𝜋𝜋 < 𝜔𝜔
� < 𝜋𝜋, will y[n] = 0 for all n?

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