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Linear System Response to Random Inputs
- M. Sami Fadali
Professor of Electrical Engineering University of Nevada
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Outline
Linear System
- Response to deterministic input.
- Response to stochastic input.
Characterize the stochastic output using:
mean, mean square, autocorrelation, spectral density.
Continuous-time systems: stationary,
nonstationary.
Discrete-time systems.
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Response to Deterministic Input
Analysis: Given the initial conditions,
input, and system dynamics, characterize the system response.
Use time domain or s-domain methods
to solve for the system response.
Can completely determine the output.
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Response to Random Input
Response to a given realization is useless. Characterize statistical properties of the
response in terms of:
- Moments.
- Autocorrelation.
- Power spectral density.