Unit Delay and LTI System Analysis
Unit Delay and LTI System Analysis
For a system to be stable, it must be BIBO stable, meaning a bounded input results in a bounded output. Here, applying x(n) = 2δ(n) implies an impulse input of 2 at n = 0. Given y(n) = y²(n-1) + x(n), a small initial input could cause y(n) to grow rapidly due to the square term, potentially leading to an unbounded output even for a bounded input. Therefore, this system is unstable as the feedback can lead to outputs that grow indefinitely .
To determine if the system is memoryless, we check if the output at time n depends only on the input at the same time n. Since y[n] = nx[n], the output depends explicitly on the current input but also includes the time step factor 'n', making it non-memoryless . To determine causality, we check that y[n] depends only on current and past inputs, which is true in this case, so the system is causal . Linearity requires superposition to hold, which here fails due to the multiplication with 'n', thus it is not linear . Time-invariance is determined by shifting the input and observing if outputs shift identically. Here, shifting x[n] results in a differing output which fails, so it is time-variant . BIBO stability requires that a bounded input leads to a bounded output, which fails here because if x[n] is bounded but 'n' becomes large, y[n] becomes unbounded, implying it is not BIBO stable .
A system is linear if it satisfies superposition and homogeneity. The system given by y(t) = ax(t) + b does not satisfy the superposition principle due to the presence of the constant term 'b'. In a linear system, output should be purely a scaled and/or shifted version of the input(s), without additional constants. Thus, this system is non-linear .
A system is invertible if inputs can be uniquely derived from outputs. The given system y[n] is a cumulative sum of all past inputs. To invert this, one can differentiate y[n] to retrieve x[n], essentially x[n] = y[n] - y[n-1] assuming y[-1] = 0 or an initial condition is known. This inverse transformation involves computing the difference between successive outputs .
Stability in systems, specifically BIBO stability, requires a bounded output for any bounded input. For y(t) = x²(t - t₀) + 2, even if x(t) is bounded, squaring it might result in an unbounded result due to the nature of squaring positive values. Since no inherent feedback mechanism exists to limit the bounds on the output, and since squaring can increase the value significantly, the system is unstable .
The convolution of x(t) = 3 cos(2t) with h(t) = e^{-t} involves integrating the product of the two functions over all t. The oscillatory nature of x(t), a cosine function, interacts with the exponential decay of h(t). This results in a complex output reflecting a modulated and exponentially damped response. The frequency content blends according to frequency-domain properties of both x(t) and h(t), producing a rate of decay influenced by both the damping factor and the cosine's oscillations .
When convolving x(t) = e^{-3t} u(t) with h(t) = u(t - 1), the output y(t) is determined by the convolution integral. Since h(t) = u(t - 1), it acts as a delaying unit. The convolution integral simplifies to a system response that starts with a delay of 1 unit of time. Mathematically, this results in y(t) = (1/3)e^{-3(t-1)} u(t-1), which indicates that the system output is simply a time-delayed version of the exponentially decaying input signal .
Time-invariance of a system implies that a time shift in the input signal results in an identical time shift in the output signal. For the given system, y(t) averaging the input over a time window results in output not shifting identically when the input x(t-t₀) is shifted by time t₀. Specifically, the limits of integration would shift and hence change the input range, resulting in a different averaged output, violating the time-invariance property .
A discrete-time system is causal if the output at any time depends only on the current and past input values. The required criteria for causality require no output dependence on future input values. For y[n] = x[n-1], the output is based solely on past input (specifically one time step in the past), meeting the criteria for causality .
Causality for a system requires the output only to depend on current and past inputs. The system y[n] described by a sum extending from negative infinity implies that the system could depend on inputs beyond the current input up to any future input value. This indicates non-causality because future values of x[k] can affect y[n].