Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

III ECE DSP Module Bank – Module 2

1. (a) Site the significance of [Link] the pole-zero pattern for the signal
𝑥1 (𝑛) = (𝑟 𝑛 sin 𝜔0 𝑛)𝑢(𝑛), 0 < 𝑟 < 1. [3][CO:3 BL:Understanding, Analyse]

(b) Compute the z-transform 𝑋2 (𝑧), which corresponds to the pole-zero pattern in part
(a). [3][CO:3 BL:Evaluate]

(c) Compare 𝑋1 (𝑧) with 𝑋2 (𝑧). Are they identical? If not, indicate a method to derive
𝑋1 (𝑧) from the pole-zero pattern. [4] [CO:3 BL:Analyse]

2. Consider the system

1 − 2𝑧 −1 + 2𝑧 −2 − 𝑧 −3
𝐻 (𝑧 ) =
(1 − 𝑧 −1 )(1 − 0.5𝑧 −1 )(1 − 0.2𝑧 −1 )
(a) Define the significance of zeros. Sketch the pole-zero pattern. [3] [CO:3
BL:Analyse]
(b) Is the system stable? Justify with reasons [3] [CO:3 BL:Analyse]
(c) Determine the impulse response of the system. [4] [CO:3 BL:Evaluation]

3. The input and output of an LTI system are

1 𝑛 1 1 𝑛−1
𝑥 (𝑛 ) = ( ) 𝑢 (𝑛 ) − ( ) 𝑢 (𝑛 − 1 )
2 4 2

1 𝑛
𝑦 𝑛 = ( ) 𝑢 (𝑛 )
( )
3
(a) Define and determine the system function 𝐻(𝑧). [4] [CO:3 BL:Understanding,
Evaluation]
(b) Compute impulse response ℎ(𝑛). [4] [CO:3 BL:Evaluation]
(c) Identify whether the system is stable or not. [2] [CO:3 BL:Analyse]
4. Consider an LTI discrete time system whose pole-zero pattern is shown below.

(a) Determine the ROC of the system function 𝐻(𝑧) if the system is known to be stable.
[3][CO:3 BL:Understanding]
(b) Is it possible for the given pole-zero plot to correspond to a causal and stable
system? If so, what is the appropriate ROC? [3] ] [CO:3 BL:Analyse]
(c) Estimate possible systems associated with this pole-zero pattern? [4] [CO:3
BL:Apply]

5. Consider an LTI system, initially at rest, described by difference equation

1
𝑦 (𝑛 ) = 𝑦 (𝑛 − 2) + 𝑥 (𝑛 )
4
(a) Determine the impulse response of the system. [3] [CO:3 BL:Evaluation]
(b) What is the response of the system to the input signal? [3] [CO:3 BL:Analyse]

1 𝑛 1 𝑛
( )
𝑥 𝑛 = [( ) + (− ) ] 𝑢(𝑛)
2 2

(c)Determine the Direct form II, Parallel form and cascade form realizations for this
system. [4] [CO:4 BL:Apply]

6. (a) Design an FIR linear-phase digital filter approximating the ideal frequency
response [5] [CO:5 BL:Analyse]

𝜋
1, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 |𝜔| ≤
𝐻𝑑 (𝜔) = { 6
𝜋
0, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 < |𝜔| ≤ 𝜋
6
(b) Determine the coefficients of a 25-tap filter based on the window method with a
rectangular window. [3] [CO:5 BL:Analyse]
 (c) Evaluate and plot the magnitude and phase response of the filter. [2] [CO:5
BL:Evaluation]

7. (a) List the advantages of FIR filter. [3][CO:5

BL:Understanding]

(b) Determine the system function H(z) of the lowest order Chebyshev digital filter
that meets the following specification.
(i) 1-dB ripple in passband 0 ≤ |ω| ≤ 0.3π.
(ii) At least 60 dB attenuation in the stopband 0.35π ≤ |ω| ≤ π.
Use the bilinear transformation technique. [7][CO:5 BL:Evaluation, Analysis]

8. a) Outline the designing steps for IIR filter. [2] ][CO:5 BL:Understanding]
b) Compare impulse invariance method and bilinear transformation method for designing
IIR filter. [3] [CO:5 BL:Analysis]
c) Design a Butterworth filter using impulse invariance method for the following
specification. [5] [CO:5 BL:Evaluation, Analysis]

0.8 ≤ |𝐻(𝑒 𝑗𝑤 )| ≤ 1 0 ≤ 𝑤 ≤ 0.2𝜋

|𝐻(𝑒 𝑗𝑤 )| ≤ 0.2 0.6𝜋 ≤ 𝑤 ≤ 𝜋

9. a) Outline the types of IIR filters and compare them [2] [CO:5 BL:Understanding]

b) Use the bilinear transformation to convert the analog filter with system function
𝑠 + 0.1
𝐻 (𝑠 ) =
(𝑠 + 0.1)2 + 9
Into digital IIR filter. Select T= 0.1 . [5] [CO:5 BL:Evaluation, Analysis]
c) For the above design compare the location of zeros obtained by applying the impulse
invariance method in the conversion of H(s). [3] [CO:5 BL:Evaluation, Analysis]
10. a) Distinguish between IIR and FIR filter. [2] [CO:5 BL:Understanding]

b) Identify the difference between phase and group delay. Under which conditions both
will be equal. [3] [CO:5 BL Understanding]
c) Design a filter with
−𝜋 𝜋
−𝑒 −𝑗𝑤 , ≤𝑤≤
4 4
𝐻𝑑 (𝑒 𝑗𝑤 ) ={ −𝜋 𝜋
0, ≤𝑤≤
4 4

Using a Hamming widow with N=7. [5] [CO:5 BL Evaluation]

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