1.8 Discrete-time processing of ct signals

Dt processing of ct signals

Analysis

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Summary

For bandlimited signals sampled at or above the Nyquist rate, we can relate the input and output of the DSP systemby:

Note

$G_{\mathrm{eff}}()$ is LTI if and only if the following two conditions are satisfied:

• $G()$ is LTI (in DT).
• $X_c(T)$ is bandlimited and sampling rate equal to or greater than Nyquist. For example, if we had a simplepulse described by $$X_c(t)=u(t-T_0)-u(t-T_1)$$ where $T_1> T_0$ . If the sampling period $T> T_1-T_0$ , then some samples might "miss" the pulse while othersmight not be "missed." This is what we term time-varying behavior .

Application: 60hz noise removal

Unfortunately, in real-world situations electrodes also pick up ambient 60 Hz signals from lights, computers, etc. . In fact, usually this "60 Hz noise" is much greater in amplitude than the EKG signal shown in . shows the EKG signal; it is barely noticeable as it has become overwhelmed by noise.

Dsp solution

Sampling period/rate

First we must note that $\left|Y()\right|$ is bandlimited to60 Hz. Therefore, the minimum rate should be 120 Hz. In order toget the best results we should set $$f_s=\mathrm{240}\mathrm{Hz}$$ . $${}_s=2\pi 240\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}$$

Digital filter

Therefore, we want to design a digital filter that will remove the 60Hz component and preserve the rest.