Signals Definition and 410 Threads

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    LED Torch Heads for 12V Miniature Railway Signals

    Hi, newby here, hope I can get some help on this question. I have a project that requires me to use a standard 9 LED torch head, normally running on 4.5 volts (three AA batteries) My project needs me to use 12 volt batteries to supply a control box and finally the 'torch heads' a distance away...
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    Challenge: Investigating Ac Signals Coupled to DC Network

    I have been going through the ac signals coupled by a capacitor to a dc network.. Using superposition principle.. for solution it was shown that both bulk resistance and dynamic resistances for the diodes used are required... Why is this happening.. Since to what i know bulk resistance is...
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    Basic question about Laplace and signals properties

    Hey guys, I have a butterworth high-pass filter, and I was asked to find it's temporal response equation to the u(t) function. That part was easy, using basic Laplace tables I was able to find the following equation: y(t)=√2 e^(-31100t) *cos⁡(31000t+π/4)u(t) However, I'm supposed to be able to...
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    Are Beat Signals in Phase Modulation Really Zero Without Absorption?

    Hi On page 11 of this book, http://books.google.dk/books?id=Wv2OIC_SaDUC&printsec=frontcover&hl=da#v=onepage&q&f=false, it is stated that: "The phase modulation has an additional advantage: The first two sidebands at frequencies ω+Ω and ω-Ω have equal amplitudes, but opposite phases. A lock-in...
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    Recording IR remote signals — Is this method feasible?

    Alright, here is what I'm coming up with: we all know that most IR remote, if not all IR remotes works by the "lights on/lights-off" "principle", be the actual implementation “measuring” interval or space between 2 "ons" (or two offs), or demodulating one consistent on (or off) for a specific...
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    A question in communication systems and signals

    Hello. I have problem approaching the attached question and understanding how to solve it. I desperately need some help here. :confused: Thanks! :smile:
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    Some questions about Radio signals.

    Hi All, Always wondered a few things about radio transmission, hoping to get some questions answered. 1. Is there a reason why certain frequencies are free to use by everyone and certain ones are reserved? Is it something to do with the fact that the cost (or means) to send signals on...
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    Should I Drop Biology and Pursue Math and Physics Instead?

    Hi folks, I'm currently a freshman at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in the science program studying Biology at the moment. However, I have recently began getting the crap kicked out of me in Biology by a 4th year Bio prof who has come down to 1st year apparently to sort people out, and...
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    Oscilloscope triggering function on aperiodic signals

    Hello Forum, if we are trying to display a periodic signal (sine, square wave, triangular wave, etc...) on the oscilloscope we can use the trigger function: once the electron beam goes across the screen it returns back to the left side and starts "drawing again". 1) Does the electron beam...
  10. Femme_physics

    In logical gates - can I combine signals without a gate?

    Such as... http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1999/image201202080002.jpg
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    Why is the function y=x(2t) not time-invariant?

    I am a bit confused. http://pokit.org/get/bedc0ac7e1d17e01d7d58b021b81663c.jpg The function is y=x(2t) and the point of it is to show the property of time-invariance.(which we should fail in this example, because it isn't time invariant.) Input signal is x1(t) Output signal is shown for...
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    Can I Block Signals in My House for Better Sleep and Health?

    Hi everyone I have been in declining health since 1994. I was reading a newspaper about the smart meters BC Hydro is trying to force on us. The outright lies told about these smart meters and the real footprint they create, strong enough to kill rose bushes. Worse still, apartments will...
  13. DaveC426913

    Why do pedestrian crossing signals count down but the traffic light stays green?

    Uh... what do I say now? Do I repeat it, like a dolt? Why do pedestrian crossing signals count down then the traffic light stays green?
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    Statistical test for comparing two error signals

    Problem: I have a sensor monitoring a process which is controlled by a feedback controller. This sensor fails from time-to-time and I need to replace it with a new one. I have always used the same type of sensor, say type A. Some sensor manufacturers are offering me an alternative sensor...
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    Difficulty - Signals and Systems

    Hi In my notes I came across the following sentences:- Any signal consisting of the system's characteristic mode is sustained by the system on its own. The system offers no obstacle to this signal. Not getting what it means. Please, a little help needed. :-) Thanks salil
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    How may signals travel through a cable without interfernce?

    I am an Electrical Engineering.I want to ask that how different signals move in a cable without effecting each other..e.g interference etc.. I am not strictly speaking about it interfence but how at the end we can differentiate these signals and get one of our need.
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    Fourier Series for real and odd signals

    Hi, I have a general question regarding the computation of Fourier Series coefficients for real and odd inputs. In this case, the following should be true: ∫x(t)*e^(-j*k*w*t)dt = ∫x(t)*sin(k*w*t)dt However, every time I compute my coefficients this way, I get the inverse sign of what it...
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    Why do signals with finite energy have 0 average power?

    Hello PF, I have trouble understanding these 2 types of signals. I mean definition is clear, math is also mostly clear, but intuition isn't. Can somebody explain to me, why signals that have finite energy have 0 average power. Physical explanation if you may. I learned that average...
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    What Do Vertical Lines in Signal Graphs Represent?

    So I am 2nd year now and we started this new course Theory of Signals. Already I bumped into a wall when it came to understand basic stuff. Here is what I mean [PLAIN]http://pokit.org/get/0864633c869b647116b980428a07d4f1.jpg Here we have 4 functions, each representing one type of...
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    How to measure phase difference of 2 signals using IQ demodulator

    for one section of my project, i need to know the phase difference between two signal. they are both 40MHz, but out of phase by a certain angle. i have a AD8333 board from Analog Devices, it is a dual I/Q demodulator consist of double-balanced gilbert cell mixers. The board has 2 RF inputs, a...
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    Audio signals transferred by a light source

    Hi, I am currently working on a little science project, I came across this page about sending audio signals through a laser pointer. http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/162/44/ I was wondering if it is possible if I did it with an ordinary light bulb. It said that the data is...
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    Why do signals shift in opposite directions when time shifted in opposite ways?

    when we have x(-t) and we time shift it say x(-t-2) it shifts toward the -ve t axis.. where as x(t-2) the function is shifted on the + axis..why is it so?? see when we say there are 2 functions x(t) and x(t-2) it means x(t-2) is delayed by 2 sec with respect to x(t) therefore it shifts in the...
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    Why is x(t) + x(-t) always even regardless of x(t)'s nature?

    1)-why is x(t)+x(-t) always even??..no matter if x(t) even or odd? 2)-when we talk about unit step function...u(t)..and we add..u(t)+u(-t)..the value of both is 1 at t=0..so does'n't that gets added twice??..and it becomes 2 at t=0... 3)when we have x(-t) and we time shift it say x(-t-3)...
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    How can the inner product of two signals be calculated?

    Homework Statement Hi suppose you're given two signals for example x_{1}(t) = cos(3 \omega_{0} t) x_{2}(t) = cos(7 \omega_{0} t) and you want to find out the inner product Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I mean, it's an integral right? But what will the boundaries be...
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    MATLAB How can I analyze complex signals using the Wigner-Ville Distribution in MATLAB?

    Hello, I am an undergraduate student and I am doing some data/signal analysis using the Time Frequency Toolbox for MATLAB (http://tftb.nongnu.org/). Specifically, I am using the Wigner-Ville Distribution (henceforth known as "WVD," as implemented in the tfrwv.m function in TFTB). Basically...
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    Help with Signals and Systems Differential Equation Problem

    Hey guys, I was wondering if I could receive any help on a homework problem I have. I need to find the differential equation relating the input to the output. I've began working on it but feel like I've hit a brick wall in my work, any input? Homework Statement Attachment - Problem...
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    What household objects can pick up radio signals?

    I have just had a very strange experience, and would like to know if there is an explanation for it. There was a small tin of black olives on my kitchen work surface. I put a teaspoon into the tin, to get an olive. The moment I did this, I heard what sounded like a radio broadcast of a...
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    How to subtract signals using lock-in-ampl

    i want to subtract photocurrents from two photodiodes. please tell me how to do this. also please tell me how to measure current and voltage with a lock in amplifier. Thank you very much
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    How Can Accurate dBc Measurements Be Achieved with Limited Resolution Bandwidth?

    Just some background - I am trying to measure spurious radio signals around a carrier in dBc units. It seems easy until you consider the resoultion bandwidth you are going to set your specan up with. If you start with a large bandwidth the spurious signals can get mixed up with the carrier and...
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    Can Cell Phones Communicate Directly Without Towers?

    Hypothetically, could the transmitter-receiver systems in cell phones communicate directly among other such systems at a range comparable to the range they can communicate with towers? With 4G bandwidth?
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    Greetings,in case of signals we always deal with voltage why not

    greetings, in case of signals we always deal with voltage why not current?
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    Input output relations in signals and systems

    Homework Statement I have a trouble understanding what would be the output when for example we say let's input the signal x(k*n) or x(n-n0) to the system... this has given me problems when having to solve systems for which I have to check the property of time invariance suppose we have a...
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    What are audio sampling signals?

    Does anyone know what audio sampling signals? Not Audio sampling but Audio sampling signals Thanks.
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    What are audio sampling signals and what is the required minimum sampling rate?

    Hi, I have a question and I was wondering whether you might help me, because I have done a lot of research nut no clues. Just bits and pieces. Thanks ALOT Homework Statement In digital transmission, what are audio sampling signals? What is the mimimum sampling rate required...
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    Question about deconvolution of signals (digital signal processing)

    I have a set of discrete data that I have performed multiple Gaussian smoothing filters on to act as a low-pass filter. What I have come up with is something like this: http://i51.tinypic.com/152kieg.jpg I'm using findpeaks() in matlab, and a peak that I want is being taken over by the...
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    Signals & Systems Lectures Question

    Anyone knows any good online lectures on Signals & Systems theory?
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    Condition for periodicity of linear combination of signals

    What is the condition for the continuous time signal x(t) to be periodic if it is the linear combination of n periodic signals. where x(t) = a_{1}x_{1}(t)+a_{2}x_{2}(t)+a_{3}x_{3}(t)+......a_{n}x_{n}(t) where x_{i}(t) is periodic with fundamental period T_{i} \forall i, where i \in...
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    Matlab plotting discrete time signals

    hey I was just wondering if anyone can teach me how to graph a signal like this x[n] = { 1 for 0<=n<=4 { 0 elsewhere im not sure how to do this, what I have tried is x = [1 1 1 1] but this is not a function of 'n'.
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    Interference of fibre optic signals with mobile phones' microwaves?

    I got an SMS educating people how to find out the presence of a hidden cam in a trial room of a textile showroom or bathroom. It goes like this :- "If you can't make a call in the room,the there is a hidden cam. This is due to the interference of the fibre optic with the signal transfer."...
  40. reddvoid

    Discrete vs Continuous Time Impulse Signals

    Whats the difference between a discrete time impulse and a continuous time impulse signal ?
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    Relativity: Number of Signals an astronaut receives from earth

    Homework Statement An astronaut makes a round trip at 0.80 c to a star 20 light-years away, while her husband remains on Earth. Each sends the other a signal once a year by his or her own reckoning. Assume that the period of acceleration when the astronaut turns to head back home is small and...
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    Signals & Systems - Laplace - Oscillatory Component

    Homework Statement What is that oscillatory component? And is my answer for the following correct? x(t) = u(t) H(s) = \frac{R}{R + sL} y(t) will contain oscillatory component if R > \frac{1}{L} True or False? Homework Equations Basic Laplace Transform: u(t) \longrightarrow...
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    Signals & Comms: Unit step function - dirac

    Homework Statement The Dirac function (unit impulse) is defined as \delta(t) = 0 where t \neq 0 the integration of d(t) between -ve inf and +ve inf is 1. Now I picture this as a rectangle with no width and infinite height. In fact I think of the width (along the x axis) as (1/inf =...
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    Signals Energy of 2 signals - Integral limits correct?

    If signals x(t) and y(t) are orthogonal and if z(t) = x(t) + y(t) then E_{z} = E_{x} + E_{y}: Proof: E_{z} => \int^{\infty}_{-\infty} {(x(t) + y(t))^{2}} dt => \int {(x(t) + y(t))^{2}}^{2} dt => \int (x^{2}(t)) + \int(y^{2}(t))dt + \int x(t)y(t)dt => E_{x} + E_{y} because \int...
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    Neurons would need energy to generate those pain 'signals'

    Hi A human body is a chemical machine. Every process, such as walking, sleeping, thinking, etc., consumes energy but rate of energy consumption varies from one activity to another. I have been told that when some body part such as forehead, hand, is experiencing, a lot of energy is consumed...
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    Shouldn't we have heard alien radio signals by now? Why not?

    I figure that intelligent life couldn't have formed until, at the very least, the second generation stars that started birthing forth carbon (maybe 3 billion years after the Big Bang?). On Earth, it took something like 2.5 billion years until multicellular life formed, and so maybe we can...
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    Solving Periodic Signals: Determine Fund. Period

    Homework Statement Determine whether or not each of the following signals is periodic if signal is periodic determine the fundamental period (note that these are discrete not continuous signals) Show your solutions 1. x(n) = \cos^3(\frac{\pi(n)}{8}) 2. x(n) =...
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    Signals and Systems: Determine if the signal is periodic or nonperiodic

    Homework Statement Determine whether or not each of the following signals is periodic if signal is periodic determine the fundamental period (note that these are discrete not continuous signals) Show your solutions 1. x(n) = \cos^3(\frac{\pi(n)}{8}) 2. x(n) =...
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    Inverse Laplace transform Signals and systems

    Homework Statement Compute Y(t). Homework Equations Y(s)= (s(2s+11)+ω(8s+4ω^2))/((s^2+ω^2)(s+9)(s+2)) The Attempt at a Solution (s(2s+11)+ω(8s+4ω^2 ))/((s^2+ω^2)(s+9)(s+2))= A/(s^2+ω^2 )+B/(s+9)+C/(s+2) Every example I have looked at does not have the ω variable, but I...
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    Can Pre-Processing EEG Signals Affect Correlation Coefficients?

    Hello, I need to calculate the correlation betweeen a pair of eeg signals in various bands (delta, theta, alpha...). Before I do so, I am filtering out frequencies below 0.5 Hz. (and also notching out 50 Hz.) I wonder whether the phase changes introduced by these filtering operations would...
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