KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2, 2019/2020 SESSION

Programme : Mechatronics Engineering Level of Study : UG 2

Time : 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Date : 10 August 2020
Duration : 3 Hours
Course Code : MCTE 2311 Section(s) : 1 and 2
Course Title : Signal and System Analysis

This Question Paper Consists of 8 (Eight) Printed Pages (Including Cover Page) with 5 (Five)
Questions.

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• Total mark of this examination is 100.

• This examination is worth 40% of the total course assessment.
• Answer ALL Questions.
• Marks assigned to each question are listed in the margin.
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 MCTE2311 Signal and System Analysis
QUESTION 1 (20 marks)

a. A system is represented by the following differential equation.

𝑑2 𝑐(𝑡) 𝑑𝑐(𝑡) 𝑑𝑟(𝑡)

+ 6 + 5𝑐(𝑡) − − 3𝑟(𝑡) = 0
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

i. Find the transfer function of the system, 𝐻(𝑠). (2)

ii. Determine the stability of the system through pole-zero plotting. (3)
iii. Determine the impulse response, ℎ(𝑡) of the system. (3)
iv. Find the response, 𝑐(𝑡) to an input 𝑟(𝑡) = 𝑒 −3𝑡 𝑢(𝑡), assuming zero initial (5)
conditions.

b. Consider the electric circuit shown in Fig. 1. Determine the transfer function,
𝑉𝐿 (𝑠)/𝑉(𝑠). (7)

Fig. 1

QUESTION 2 (20 marks)

a. A system is represented by the following function.

𝜋𝑡 2𝜋𝑡
𝑥(𝑡) = 4𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( ) + 3𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( )
5 6

i. Determine the fundamental period and frequency of the system. (4)

ii. Determine the exponential Fourier series coefficients of 𝑥(𝑡). (5)
iii. Using results obtained in (ii), determine the trigonometric Fourier (5)
series coefficients of 𝑥(𝑡).

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b. Consider the periodic triangular waveform shown in Fig. 2. Determine the (6)
trigonometric-form Fourier Series representation of 𝑥(𝑡).

Fig. 2

QUESTION 3 (20 marks)

a. Determine the inverse Fourier Transform of the spectrum 𝐺(𝜔) depicted in Fig. 3. (6)

Fig. 3

(4)
b. Determine the Fourier Transform of the signal 𝑥(𝑡) as depicted in Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

(10)
c. Determine and sketch the frequency spectrum of (𝜔), 𝑊1 (𝜔), 𝑊2 (𝜔), 𝑊3 (𝜔) and
sin⁡(𝜋𝑡⁄2)
𝑌(𝜔) as shown in Fig. 5. Note that 𝑝(𝑡) = ∑∞
𝑘=−∞ 𝛿(𝑡 − 𝑘) and 𝑥(𝑡) = .
𝜋𝑡

Fig. 5

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 MCTE2311 Signal and System Analysis
QUESTION 4 (20 marks)

a. Fig. 6 depicts a block diagram of a system which accepts signal and produces (10)
output. The spectrum of the input signal, 𝑀(𝜔) is shown as well in Fig. 6 and note
that 𝑐1 (𝑡) = 𝑐2 (𝑡) = sin(𝜔𝑐 𝑡). Sketch 𝑌(𝜔) and 𝑍(𝜔).

Fig. 6

b. Consider a sinusoidal modulating signal 𝑚(𝑡) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡6,000𝑡 and a carrier wave (4)
𝑐(𝑡) = 2⁡𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡60,000𝑡. (3)
(3)
i. Determine and sketch the spectrum for DSB-SC modulation.
ii. Determine and sketch the spectrum for SSB-SC (USB) modulation.
iii. Determine and sketch the spectrum for SSB-SC (LSB) modulation.

QUESTION 5 (20 marks)

a. Consider an analogue filter depicted in Fig. 8.

i. Derive the transfer function of the circuit. (7)

ii. Sketch the frequency response and indicate the cut-off frequency and (3)
filter type.

7Ω 6Ω
x(t) 0.5F 0.25𝐹 y(t)

Fig. 8

b. Design a Butterworth low-pass analogue filter that has a −1⁡𝑑𝐵 cutoff

frequency of 75⁡𝐻𝑧 and has greater than 20⁡𝑑𝐵 of attenuation for all (10)
frequencies greater than 150⁡𝐻𝑧.

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 MCTE2311 Signal and System Analysis
Appendix 1

Elementary (Unilateral) Laplace Transforms



No. f (t ) = L F (s)
−1
F ( s) = L f (t ) =  e − st f (t ) dt
0

1  (t) 1

1
2 u(t)
s
1
3 e at u (t )
s−a
n!
4 t n u(t ) , n  0
s n +1
n!
5 t neat u(t )
(s − a )n+1
b
6a sin( bt ) u (t )
s + b2
2

s
6b cos(bt ) u (t )
s + b2
2

b
7a sinh( bt ) u (t )
s − b2
2

s
7b cosh(bt ) u (t )
s − b2
2

b
8a e− at sin(bt) u(t )
( s + a)2 + b 2
s+a
8b e− at cos(bt) u(t )
( s + a) 2 + b 2
(𝑟 cos 𝜃)⁡𝑠 + (𝑎𝑟 cos 𝜃 − 𝑏𝑟⁡ sin 𝜃)
9a 𝑟𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 cos(𝑏𝑡 + 𝜃) ⁡𝑢(𝑡)
𝑠 2 + 2𝑎𝑠 + ⁡ (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 )

0.5𝑟𝑒 𝑗𝜃 0.5𝑟𝑒 −𝑗𝜃

9b 𝑟𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 cos(𝑏𝑡 + 𝜃) ⁡𝑢(𝑡) +
𝑠 + 𝑎 − 𝑗𝑏 𝑠 + 𝑎 + 𝑗𝑏
𝐴𝑠 + 𝐵
9c 𝑟𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 cos(𝑏𝑡 + 𝜃) ⁡𝑢(𝑡) 𝑠2 + 2𝑎𝑠 + 𝑐

where

𝐴2 𝑐 + 𝐵2 − 2𝐴𝐵𝑎
𝑟=√
𝑐 − 𝑎2

𝐴𝑎 − 𝐵
𝜃 = tan−1 ( )
𝐴√𝑐 − 𝑎2

𝑏 = √𝑐 − 𝑎2

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Appendix 2

Table of Fourier Transforms



 x(t ) e
− j t
No. x(t ) X ( ) = dt Remarks

−

1
0  X () e
jt
d X ( )
2 −

1  (t ) 1

2 1 2  ( )

3 e j0t 2  ( − 0 )

1
4 e− atu(t ) a0
a + j
1
5 eat u(−t ) a0
a − j
1
6 u (t )  ( ) +
j
 
7   (t − nT )
n=−
0   ( − n0 )
n=−

8 cos(0t )   ( − 0 ) +  ( + 0 )

9 sin (0t ) j  ( + 0 ) −  ( − 0 )

t  t  1 t  2   
10 rect  =   =   sinc  
     0 elsewhere  2 

sinc (b t )
b
11 rect 
  2b 
 t  1-  t 
t
𝜏 𝜏𝜔
12   =  sinc 2 ( )
    0 elsewhere 2 4
b bt  
13 sinc 2    
2  2  2b 
 0 2
14 sin (0t ) u (t )  ( − 0 ) −  ( + 0 ) +
2j 0 2 −  2

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Table of Fourier Transforms Properties

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Appendix 3

𝒏 Butterworth Polynomial, 𝑩𝒏 (𝒔)

1 𝑠+1
2 2
𝑠 + √2𝑠 + 1
2
3 (𝑠 + 𝑠 + 1)(𝑠 + 1)
4 (𝑠 2 + 0.76536𝑠 + 1)⁡(𝑠 2 + 1.84776𝑠 + 1)
5 (𝑠 + 1)⁡(𝑠 2 + 0.6180𝑠 + 1)⁡(𝑠 2 + 1.6180𝑠 + 1)

Appendix 4

List of Useful Formulas

𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒏 = 𝟐𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠|𝑯(𝒋𝝎)|