OVERVIEW

This subject aims to provide basic elements for the design and synthesis of analog and digital filters. One half of the lectures is given in laboratory, where the students are driven to design, simulate, implement and test different kinds of filters, by using tools such as PSPICE, MATLAB and laboratory equipment.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning to design, implement and test analog and digital filters. The classrooms are complemented and reinforced by laboratory activity and computer simulations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

It is expected that at the end of this subject the student will be able to design analog and digital filters, starting from assigned technical specifications, and to simulate them. Moreover, he/she should be able to implement and test the kinds of filters physically realized and tested during the lectures. To this end, he/she has to learn the main peculiar features of each class of filters and the corresponding design techniques described during the classroom lectures. Given a specific filter design problem, the student has firstly to decide what class of filters can be (or has to be) used to solve it. Then he/she can start designing the filter, by using not only the techniques specific for filters, but also general concepts coming from other areas, such as signal processing and automatic controls, as illustrated during the lectures. This capacity of solving non-trivial problems is one of the main elements of the scientific cultural baggage of an engineer.

PREREQUISITES

Basic concepts of circuit theory, electronics, signal processing, automatic controls.

TEACHING METHODS

Combination of traditional lectures (about 30 hours) and lab (HW/Matlab) sessions (about 30 hours).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Synthesis of RLC and LC immittances

General concepts about filter synthesis (doubly-terminated filters, frequency transforms, ideal and physical filters, adaptation)

Butterworth filters (design techniques, HW lab activity)

Chebyschev filters (design techniques, HW lab activity)

Elliptic filters (notes on design techniques, HW lab activity)

Bessel filters (notes)

Digital filters (FIR and IIR filters design techniques, Matlab activity)

Adaptive filters (design techniques, Matlab activity)

RC active filters (design techniques, HW lab activity)

Switched-capacitor filters (principles, HW lab activity)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Notes provided by the lecturer (main reference, in Italian)

- C. Bowik, "RF circuits design," Newnes, 1997.

- J.G. Proakis, D.G. Manolakis, "Digital signal processing: principles, algorithms, and applications," Prentice Hall, 1996.

- M.E. Van Valkenburg, "Analog Filter Design," Oxford University Press, 1995.

- A. Liberatore, S. Manetti, "La progettazione dei filtri elettronici," Edizione Medicea, 1985.

- L.B. Jackson, "Digital filters and signal processing," Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO STORACE (President)

ALBERTO OLIVERI

MAURO PARODI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Regular (see the calendar at the website https://www.politecnica.unige.it/index.php/didattica-e-studenti/orario-e-calendario-delle-lezioni)

Class schedule

SIGNAL PROCESSING

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The learning results are assessed through the lab activities and the oral exam.

Exam schedule