CHAPTER 5: PROBLEM SHEET 5

Q1)
a)

Show that both digital filters given below have the same magnitude
response:
m
m
i)
yn
ci xn m i
ci xn i
i)
ii) yn

i m

i m

y[n] = output; x[n] = input; ci = coefficients

b)

Compute the 3dB bandwidth of the following filters

H1 ( z)

1 a
1 a 1 z 1
;
H
(
z
)

,0 a 1
2
2 1 az 1
1 az 1

Which filter has a smaller 3dB bandwidth?

4a a 2 1
1 2a
Ans: c1 cos1
; c2 c1 2 nd filter.
; c2 cos
2
2a
1 a

Find the magnitude response for the system function H(z) and comment on your result

1 3z 2
H ( z)
3 z2

Draw the canonic realization of the system H(z).

Ans: |H()| = 1 allpass filter
Q2)
a)

Determine the magnitude and phase response of the multipath channel

y[n] = x[n] + x[n-M]. At what frequencies H() = 0?
Ans:

b)

sin M
H ( ) 2 2 cos(M ) ; ( ) tan 1
; /M
1 cos M

Assuming that the digital filter G(z) is to be realized using the cascade
structure, draw a suitable block diagram and develop the difference
equation(s).
( z 1) 3
G( z )
1
1
6 z( z j
)( z j
)
3
3

Ans:

p ( n)

1
1
1
x(n) x(n 1) p(n 2) ; q(n) p(n) p(n 1) ;
6
6
3

y (n) q(n) q(n 1)

c)

Determine the frequency response H() of the lattice filter

x[n]

y[n]

+
a

-a

-b
T

Ans : H ( )
d)
x[n]

1
1 b(a 1)e j ae j 2

Show that the filter structure shown below has a linear phase characteristic
equation given by: () = -2.
z-1

z-1

z-1

z-1

1
y[n]

Q3)
a)

Consider the following causal IIR transfer function:

H ( z)

2z 3 4z 2 9
( z 3)( z 2 z 0.5)

Is H(z) a stable function? If it is not stable, find a stable transfer function G(z)
such that |G()| = |H()|. Is there any transfer function having the same
magnitude response as H(z)?
Ans: unstable,
G( z)

2z 3 4z 2 9
(1 3z )( z 2 z 0.5)

H ( z ) A( z )

| G ( z ) || H ( ) || A( ) |, A( z )

b)

1 3z
z 3

Allpass

filter

Analyse the digital structure given below and determine its transfer
function
Y ( z)
H ( z)
X ( z)
i)
Is this a canonic structure?

ii)
iii)
iv)

What should be the value of the multiplier coefficient K so that H(z)

has a unity gain at = 0?
What should be the value of the multiplier coefficient K so that H(z)
has a unity gain at = ?
Is there a difference between these two values of K? If not, why not?

K
X(z)

-1

+
-1

Y(z)

-1

-1

-1

-1

Ans:

H ( z) K

z 1 z 2
1 z 1 z 2

(ii) & (iii) K

1
=1
1

(iv) no (all pass filter)

(i) 4 delays noncanonic

Q4)
a)

A two-pole lowpass filter has the system function

H ( z)

k0
(1 b1 z 1 ) 2

Determine the values of k0 and b1 such that the frequency response H()
satisfy the conditions

H (0) 1;

H ( )

1
2
Ans: k=0.46, b1 = 0.32

b)

A third order FIR filter has a transfer function G(z) given by

G ( z ) 30(1

3 1 4
5
z )( z 1 )(1 z 1 )
2
3
2

From G(z), determine the transfer function of an FIR filter whose magnitude
response is identical to that of G(z) and has a maximum phase response.
Q5)
a)

Obtain a parallel realization for the following H(z)

H ( z)

z 2 4z 3
z ( z 0.5) 2

Implement the parallel realization of H(z) which you have obtained

Ans:

b)

11z 1 16 z 2
1
1 z 1 z 2
4
Obtain a parallel realization for the following transfer function.

H ( z)

z 1
1 2
1
(z ) (z )
2
4
Ans:

c)

H ( z ) 12 z 1

5
16( z 2 z 1 )
20z 1
4
H 3 ( z)

1 1
1
1
1 z
1 z z 2
4
4

A digital filter is represented by

1
1
2
H ( z)

1 1
1 1
1 z
(1 z )(1 z 1 )
2
2

i)

Does this transfer function represent an FIR or an IIR filter?

Ans: IIR

ii)

Write a difference equation for H(z) using the direct form.

Ans:
3
1
3
1
x(n) x(n 1) y (n 1) y (n 2)
2
2
2
2
Implement a parallel realization of H(z).
y ( n)

iii)

Ans: H ( z )

2
1 z 1

Q6) A notch filter is given by

1
( )
2

1
1 z 1
2

1 z 2
1 0.8 z 2

Determine the frequency response at dc, and

4
2
fs sampling frequency.

Sketch the frequency response in the interval 0 2

H ( z)

Ans:

|H()|

Q7) Sketch the pole-zero plot for H ( z) z 2 2.5z 2.5z 1 z 2 . Is this linear
phase?
Ans: Linear phase filter
Q8) Find all of the zeros of type 2 linear-phase sequence, if it is known that there are

1 j6
z

e and z 1 .
zeros at
4

1 j6
1 j6
j
j
6
z
z

e
e
Ans:
,
, z 4e , z 4e 6
4
4

Q9) Figure below shows an example of four types of FIR linear-phase impulse
responses to indentify the linear-phase sequence type and find the transfer
function in each case

Q10) Typical plots of zeros for linear-phase systems are shown below. From the polezero plot, identify the sequence type