This document introduces concepts related to signals and systems. It defines a system as a mathematical model that relates an input signal to an output signal. Systems can be continuous-time or discrete-time, depending on whether the input and output signals are continuous or discrete. Other properties discussed include whether a system is linear or nonlinear, time-invariant or time-varying, causal or noncausal, stable, and whether it involves feedback. Examples are provided to illustrate different types of systems.
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Lecture3 Signal and Systems
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Lecture 3: Signals & Systems Concepts
Systems, signals, mathematical models. Continuous-
time and discrete-time signals. Energy and power
signals. Some system properties.
Specific objectives:
• Introduction to systems
• Continuous and discrete time systems
• Properties of a system
2. System
• A system is a mathematical model of a physical
process that relates the input (or excitation) signal to
the output (or response) signal
• Let x and y be the input and output signals,
respectively, of a system.
• Then the system is viewed as a transformation (or
mapping) of x into y.
• This transformation is represented by the
mathematical notation
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y = xT
3. Continued….
• where T is the operator representing some well-
defined rule by which x is transformed into y
• Multiple input and/or output signals are possible
• We will restrict our attention for the most part in this
text to the single-input, single-output case
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4. Continuous;Time and Discrete-Time
Systems
• If the input and output signals x and y are continuous-
time signals, then the system is called a continuous-
time system
• If the input and output signals are discrete-time
signals or sequences, then the system is called a
discrete-time system
Fig. (a) Continuous-time system; (b) discrete-time
system.
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5. Systems with Memory and without
Memory
• A system is said to be memoryless if the output
at any time depends on only the input at that same
time. Otherwise, the system is said to have memory
• An example of a memoryless system is a resistor R
with the input x(t) taken as the current and the
voltage taken as the output y(t) . The input-output
relationship (Ohm's law) of a resistor is
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( ) ( )y t Rx t=
6. Causal and Noncausal Systems:
• A system is called causal if its output y ( t ) at an
arbitrary time depends on only the input x ( t )
for .
• That is, the output of a causal system at the
present time depends on only the present and/or
past values of the input, not on its future values.
• Thus, in a causal system, it is not possible to obtain
an output before an input is applied to the system. A
system is called noncausal if it is not causal.
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7. Examples of causal systems are
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•
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( ) ( )y t x t=
( ) ( 1)y t x t= −
8. Linear Systems and Nonlinear
Systems
• If the operator T in satisfies the following two
conditions, then T is called a linear operator and the
system represented by a linear operator T is called a
linear system:
1. Additivity:
Given that , and , then
2. Homogeneity (or Scaling):
for any signals x and any scalar .
• Can be combined into a single condition as
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y = xT
1 1x y=T 2 2x y=T
1 2 1 2{ }x x y y+ = +T
{ }x yα α=T
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2{ }x x y yα α α α+ = +T
α
9. Examples of Linear and nonlinear
systems are
• (Non linear)
• (Non linear)
• (Linear)
• Note that a consequence of the homogeneity (or
scaling) property of linear systems is that a
zero input yields a zero output. This follows readily by
setting .This is another important property of
linear systems.
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2
y x=
cosy x=
y x=
{ }x yα α=T
0α =
10. Time-Invariant and Time-Varying
Systems
• A system is called time-invariant if a time shift (delay
or advance) in the input signal causes the same time
shift in the output signal.
• Thus, for a continuous-time system, the system is
time-invariant if
• For a discrete-time system, the system is time-
invariant (or shift-invariant ) if
• Else the systems are known as the time varying
systems
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{ ( )} ( )x t y tτ τ− = −T
{ [ ]} [ ]x n k y n k− = −T
11. Linear Time-Invariant Systems
• If the system is linear and also time-invariant, then it
is called a linear time-invariant (LTI) system.
• Will be discussed in detail in next chapter
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12. Stable Systems
• A system takes bounded-input and produces
bounded-output (BIBO) stable , known as Stable
System
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13. Feedback Systems
• A special class of systems of great importance
consists of systems having feedback.
• In a feedback system, the output signal is fed
back and added to the input to the system
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