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5 Methods for Discrete Processing and Analysis of Biosignals

time t / µs

Fig. 5.21: Sine wave of 4 kHz with a DC component of 10 mV sampled at a frequency of 12 kHz.

2.31 mV and a DC component of 10 mV according to

x(t) = 10 mV + 2.31 mVsin(2π 4 kHz t)

with 12 kHz sampled as well as using a ideal discrete-time high-pass filter with a

purely real transfer function and a cut-off frequency of 2 kHz to suppress the DC

component.

With a sampling frequency of 12 kHz one obtains the following three values per

period:

x(t = 0 μs) = x(0) =

10

x(t = 83.33 μs) = x(1) = 12 x(t = 166.66 μs) = x(2) = 8 .

Since this is a periodic signal, the calculation of the spectrum can be done using the

Fourier-matrix and we obtain as in the example of Equation 5.26:

[[

[

X(0)

X(1)

X(2)

]]

]

⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟

X

= [[

[

1

1

1

1

ej2π/3

ej4π/3

1

ej4π/3

ej8ı/3

]]

]

⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟

W

[[

[

x(0) = 10

x(1) = 12

x(2) = 8

]]

]

⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟

x

= [[

[

30

j3.64

j3.64

]]

]

.

The periodic spectrum shows Figure 5.22. It can be seen that the DC component is

evident from a real spectral line at frequency f = 0 Hz. In order to suppress this, the

discrete-time high-pass filter must have a transfer function G that does not pass a DC

component. At the other frequencies a gain of one can be chosen, i.e. with the relation

between output and input spectrum according to Equation 5.53 G(0) = 0, G(1) = 1 and

G(2) = 1, i.e.

[[

[

Y(0)

Y(1)

Y(2)

]]

]

⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟⏟

Y

= GX = [[

[

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

]]

]

[[

[

30

j3.64

j3.64

]]

]

= [[

[

0

j3.64

j3.64

]]

]

.