ACS321 Assignment

(worth 15% of the overall mark)

A simulated sensor signal is saved in the data file
sensor_data_for_ACS321_assignment.mat
which can be downloaded from the Mole. The data was collected under a sampling rate of
1000Hz. Complete the following tasks associated with sampling, analysis, and processing of
this signal.
(i) Show the time history of the signal, analyse the signal using DFT, and find the signals
frequency range and amplitude over its frequency range from the DFT analysis result.
(ii) Show the time history of the signal down-sampled under the rates of 25Hz, 40Hz, and
50Hz, respectively, analyse the three down-sampled signals using DFT, compare the
DFT results with the DFT result obtained in (i), and explain the difference and
implication of these DFT analyses.
(iii) It is known that the relationship between the sensor signal and the physical signal to
be measured by the sensor is

u (t ) y(t )
where u(t) and y(t) represent the sensor signal and the physical signal, respectively.
Therefore physical signal y(t) can be determined from sensor signal u(t) as

y(t ) u 2 (t )
Show the time history of y(t), analyse y(t) using DFT, and find y(t)s frequency range
and amplitude over its frequency range from the DFT analysis result.
(iv) It is known that the physical signal y(t) is only meaningful over the frequency range
of [0,10] Hz. In order to find the physically meaningful components of y(t), a low pass
digital filter with cut-off frequency 10Hz needs to be designed and used to process y(t).
Design such a digital filter, and show the filtered y(t) in both the time and frequency
domain.

Notes:
1. In the course work, please answer each question in a way similar to
answering exam questions. All diagrams produced using MATLAB need
to be provided . The answers should be based on the diagrams.
2. A hard copy of the completed assignment is required to be submitted to
the Reception of ACSE by 4.30pm Friday 20 May 2016. The barcode
for this submission can be found at https://foe-coversheet.group.shef.ac.uk/