Signals and Systems

4 ECTS credits
112 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1019078CNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Students must have taken ‘Mathematics for Signals and Systems' before they can enroll in ‘Signals and Systems’

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Department and involved faculties/organizations

IR Academische eenheid
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen

Educational team

Yves Rolain (course titular)
Afraz Mehmood Chaudhry

Activities and contact hours

24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Course Content

Lecture:
This course offers an introduction to signals and systems, to describe the dynamic behaviour of (analog and discrete) linear systems in the time and frequency domain. The course consists of:

Description of continuous-time systems
The Fourier and Laplace transform
From continuous to sampled signals
The discrete Fourier transform (DFT)
The Z-getransform
Discrete systems
The impuls-invariant transform

Practical exercises:
In the practical exercise sessions students solve problems under supervision.
The selected problems are a direct application of knowledge and concepts gained in the lectures.

Course material

Course text (Required) : System and control theory. Signal and systems, Systeemtheorie, Y. Rolain, VUB, 2220170010489, 2023
Digital course material (Required) : Systeemtheorie: nota's bij het werkcollege, T. De Troyer
Handbook (Recommended) : Signals and Systems, A.V. Oppenheim, A.S. Willsky en I.T. Young, 2de, Pearson, 9781292025902, 2013
Handbook (Recommended) : Schaum's Outline of Signals and Systems, H. P. Hsu, 4de, McGraw-Hill, 9781260454246, 2019

Additional info

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives

D1: has insight in the dynamic behaviour of a linear system (BaLO 1, 2, 4, 6)

D2: describes the dynamic behaviour in the continuous and discrete time domain (BaLO 2, 3)

D3: is familiar with the time and frequency domain for signal processing (BaLO 1, 2, 3)

D4: has insight in the discretisation of a signal (BaLO 1, 2, 3)

D5: applies digital signal processing on measurements (BaLO 2, 3, 6)

AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (BaLO 9)

AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (BaLO 10)

AD3: develops a professional attitude (BaLO 9, 10, 13)

Learning Outcomes

BaLO_1 To possess in-depth, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and practical skills related to mathematics and science, directed towards engineering applications.
BaLO_2 To possess application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills about engineering sciences and engineering techniques.
BaLO_3 To solve practical engineering problems from an understanding of the basic theory and from an understanding of basic methods for the schematisation and modelling of processes or systems.
BaLO_4 Implementation-oriented and analytical problem-solving, design, development and creative innovation with a focus on the operational implications of the specific case.
BaLO_6 Based on acquired insight, to select the appropriate methods of research, design and solution and appropriately apply the results in a scientific and effective manner.
BaLO_9 To demonstrate an engineering attitude: attention to planning, to technical, economic and societal factors as well as managerial implications, assessment of the risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, being result-driven and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
BaLO_10 To correctly handle the scientific and discipline-specific terminology in language relevant to the programme.
BaLO_13 To act in an ethical and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Other Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Exam time 1st session:
- Lecture: oral exam with written preparation: 50% (not transferred to 2nd session)
- Practical exercises: written exam exercises: 50% (not transferred to 2nd session)
Exam time 2nd session:
Lecture: oral exam with written preparation: 50%
Practical exercises: written exam exercises: 50%

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context