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Watch video entitled “Module 5 – Fourier Transform in MATLAB” . Perform activity 1 below for the lab assignment using MATLAB. Include answers for Problems and include MATLAB coding along with any output plots that support solutions into a Word document entitled “Lab5_StudentID”. Where your student id is substituted in the file name. Upload file “Lab5_StudentID”.

Activity 1: A continuous time function is shown below in figure 1. This signal is a sinc function defined as y(t) = sinc(t). The Fourier transform of this signal is a rectangle function.

1. Use the function linspace to create a vector of time values from -5 ≤ t ≤ 5. Next, plot the function shown in figure 1 using the sinc function for y(t) = sinc(t).

2. Using MATLAB and the command fft, show that the Fourier transform pair is indeed a rectangle function. Use the command fftshift to center your plot. Don't forget that the Fourier transform is complex, with both magnitude and phase. Your result should be the same as figure 2. Show both your m-file code and plot. MATLAB tip: The following commands are useful when working with the Fourier transform: abs gives the magnitude of a complex number (or absolute value of a real number); angle gives the angle of a complex number, in radians. Note: The fft command does not give the exact transform for a continuous time signal, which we have in this case. For instance, the magnitude will not be correct. However, in order to obtain the general shape including relative magnitudes, it can be quite useful.

3. Using the same time values, plot the continuous time function defined as y(t) = sinc(2t).

4. Plot the transform pair for this signal.

Questions:

  1. What is the cause of the “ringing” seen on top of the rectangular pulse shown in figure 2?
  2. In step 3 above, the sinc function gets compressed by a factor of 2, as seen by comparing the graphs in the time domain. What happened to the rectangular pulse in the frequency domain? What property does this represent?

Paper For Above instruction

The Fourier Transform is a fundamental tool in signal processing that transforms a signal from the time domain to the frequency domain. Its importance stems from the ability to analyze the frequency components present in a signal, which provides insight into the signal's behavior and characteristics. MATLAB, a powerful computational tool, offers functions such as fft for computing Fourier Transforms efficiently. In this paper, the focus is on understanding the Fourier Transform of sinc functions and examining how their properties manifest in both time and frequency domains.

In the initial part of the analysis, the sinc function, defined as y(t) = sinc(t), is plotted over the interval -5 to 5 seconds. The sinc function, characterized by a main lobe and several side lobes, exhibits a symmetric shape centered at zero. MATLAB's linspace function is used to generate time samples within this interval, and the sinc function is plotted accordingly. This visualization sets the groundwork for understanding how the Fourier Transform affects such signals.

Next, the Fourier Transform of this sinc function is computed using MATLAB’s fft function. Since fft computes a discrete approximation of the continuous Fourier Transform, it introduces some discrepancies, notably in the magnitude spectrum. To address this, fftshift is employed to center the zero frequency component, making the spectrum easier to interpret visually. The result should resemble a rectangular function, consistent with the theoretical Fourier Transform of sinc(t). The magnitude spectrum illustrates a rectangular pulse, signifying that the sinc function in time corresponds to a rectangle in the frequency domain, demonstrating the duality between these two functions.

Subsequently, the analysis explores the scaled sinc function, y(t) = sinc(2t). Plotting this function over the same interval reveals a narrower main lobe in the time domain, implying a greater bandwidth in the frequency domain, according to the time-frequency duality principle. The Fourier Transform of sinc(2t), based on the properties of the Fourier Transform, will be a wider rectangle compared to sinc(t). This inverse relationship between the width of the sinc function in the time domain and the rectangle in the frequency domain exemplifies the uncertainty principle, which states that narrowing a signal in time causes its frequency spectrum to widen, and vice versa.

Regarding the phenomenon of “ringing,” this is attributable to the Gibbs phenomenon, which occurs when approximating a discontinuous function with a finite number of Fourier series terms. The ringing near the edges of the rectangular pulse is a manifestation of this phenomenon, resulting from abrupt changes in the signal that require a high number of harmonics to approximate accurately.

Furthermore, the compression of sinc(t) to sinc(2t) in the time domain results in the stretching of the rectangle in the frequency domain, illustrating the reciprocal relationship inherent in Fourier Transform properties. Specifically, this demonstrates the scaling property, which states that compressing a signal in time corresponds to expanding its Fourier transform in frequency.

In conclusion, the Fourier Transform allows us to analyze signals in terms of their frequency components. The sinc function, being its own Fourier pair with a rectangular transform, encapsulates this duality vividly. MATLAB serves as a vital tool in visualizing and understanding these properties through numerical computation and plotting capabilities.

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