Homework 5, ECE438, Fall 2010, Prof. Boutin
Due in class, Wednesday September 29, 2010.
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PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS HOMEWORK YET: I AM STILL WORKING ON THE WORDING.
Question 1
Recall the expression of the Whitaker-Kotelnikov-Shannon expansion
$ x_r(t)= \sum_{k=-\infty}^\infty x(kT) \text{ sinc } \left(\frac{t-KT}{T}\right) $
a) Show (mathematically) that, for any integer k,
$ x_r(kT)=x(kT). $
b) Under what conditions is it true that, for any real number t,
$ x_r(t)=x(t)? $
Question 2
Recall the zero-order hold reconstruction you learned in ECE301. (See Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of Oppenheim-Willsky if you need to refresh your memory.)
a) Obtain the reconstruction formula corresponding to the zero-order hold reconstruction $ x_0(t) $. (Show mathematically how to obtain this formula).
b) Illustrate graphically (i.e., sketch it for a specific signal) the relationship between the signal $ x(t) $ and its zero-order hold reconstruction $ x_0(t) $.
c) Under which conditions does there exist an LTI system that would output $ x_0(t) $ when the input is $ x(t)\sum_{k=-\infty}^\infty \delta (t-kT) $? What is the unit response of this system?
d) True or false? If $ x(t) $ is band-limited, then $ x_0(t) $ is also band-limited. (Justify your claim.)
