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Therefore, <math>x[n + 2\pi] = x[n]</math>
 
Therefore, <math>x[n + 2\pi] = x[n]</math>
  
However, this still does not fulfill the requirement as <math>N = 2\pi</math> is not an integer. For the signal to become periodic, the CT waveform has to be modified to <math>x(t) = sin(0.5\pi t)</math> and sampled at a frequency of 1 Hz.
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However, this still does not fulfill the requirement as <math>N = 2\pi</math> is not an integer. For the signal to become periodic, the CT waveform has to be modified to <math>x(t) = sin(0.5\pi t)</math> and sampled at a frequency of 1 Hz. Upon modification, <math>x[n + 4] = x[n]</math>
  
 
==Non Periodic Signal==
 
==Non Periodic Signal==

Revision as of 08:34, 11 September 2008

1. Creating two DT signals (one periodic and one non-periodic) from a periodic CT signal

Let $ x(t) = sin (2\pi t), $ which is a periodic CT signal

$ x(t) = sin (2\pi t) $ Sin1 ECE301Fall2008mboutin.jpg


Sampling every t = 0.01 Samp0 ECE301Fall2008mboutin.jpg


Periodic Signal

Sampling every $ t = \pi $ Samp pi ECE301Fall2008mboutin.jpg

This discrete time signal was produced from a CT sine wave by sampling at a frequency of $ \frac{1}{\pi} $.

As can be seen from the graph, the values of x[n] are periodic because they repeat after every period of $ t = 2\pi $.

Therefore, $ x[n + 2\pi] = x[n] $

However, this still does not fulfill the requirement as $ N = 2\pi $ is not an integer. For the signal to become periodic, the CT waveform has to be modified to $ x(t) = sin(0.5\pi t) $ and sampled at a frequency of 1 Hz. Upon modification, $ x[n + 4] = x[n] $

Non Periodic Signal

Sampling every t = 2 Samp2 ECE301Fall2008mboutin.jpg

For this discrete time signal which was produced by sampling the same sine wave at a frequency of 0.5, the values of x[n] are non-periodic because the discrete time signal is scattered all over the place with no indication of a pattern. Therefore, $ x[n + k] \neq x[n] $

2. Create a periodic signal by summing shifted copies of a non-periodic signal

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