SIGNALS AND

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

CLASSIFICATION OF
SIGNALS
1

Deterministic Signals

*Explicit mathematical
*x(t)=5cos20t

2 Random Signals

*Degree of uncertainty
*Noise

expression

PERIODIC AND NON-PERIODIC

SIGNALS
1

PERIODIC SIGNALS
x(t)=x(t+T),-INF<x<+INF
Period=T
2 NON PERIODIC/APERIODIC
SIGNALS
No value of period T

ENERGY AND POWER

SIGNALS
1

ENERGY SIGNAL
2 POWER SIGNAL

IMPULSE SIGNALS
CLASS

OF SIGNALS DESCRIBED BY
SINGULARITY FUNCTIONS.
UNIT IMPULSE OR DIRAC-DELTA
FUNCTION.

CLASSIFICATION OF
SYSTEMS

LINEAR SYSTEMS

Superposition
apply

NON-LINEAR
SYSTEMS

Superposition does
not apply

CLASSIFICATION OF
SYSTEMS

TIME INVARIANT
SYSTEMS
Time shift in input
results in
corresponding
time shift in the
output also

TIME VARIANT
SYSTEMS

Time shift in input

does not results in
corresponding
time shift in
output.

CLASSIFICATION OF
SYSTEMS
CAUSAL

SYSTEMS

NON-CAUSAL

SYSTEMS