1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910648493603321

Autore

Taylor Fred J. <1940->

Titolo

Digital filters [[electronic resource] ] : principles and applications with MATLAB / / Fred J. Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-IEEE Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-27300-4

9786613273000

1-118-14114-8

1-118-14112-1

9781118141151

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

IEEE series on digital & mobile communication ; ; 30

Disciplina

621.3815/324

621.3815324

Soggetti

Electric filters, Digital

Signal processing - Digital techniques - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE ix -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 1 -- CHAPTER 2 SAMPLING THEOREM 11 -- CHAPTER 3 ALIASING 21 -- CHAPTER 4 DATA CONVERSION AND QUANTIZATION 29 -- CHAPTER 5 THE Z-TRANSFORM 41 -- CHAPTER 6 FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTERS 53 -- CHAPTER 7 WINDOW DESIGN METHOD 71 -- CHAPTER 8 LMS DESIGN METHOD 83 -- CHAPTER 9 EQUIRIPPLE DESIGN METHOD 95 -- CHAPTER 10 FIR: SPECIAL CASES 113 -- CHAPTER 11 FIR IMPLEMENTATION 127 -- CHAPTER 12 CLASSIC FILTER DESIGN 151 -- CHAPTER 13 IIR DESIGN 167 -- CHAPTER 14 STATE VARIABLE FILTER MODELS 183 -- CHAPTER 15 DIGITAL FILTER ARCHITECTURE 197 -- CHAPTER 16 FIXED-POINT EFFECTS 215 -- CHAPTER 17 IIR ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS 231 -- CHAPTER 18 INTRODUCTION TO MULTIRATE SYSTEMS 249 -- CHAPTER 19 MULTIRATE FILTERS 263 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 279 -- APPENDIX 281 -- GLOSSARY 287 -- INDEX 295

Sommario/riassunto

Solution implementations for digital filter design and analysis using MATLABA professional engineer charged with designing digital filters for sophisticated electronic devices needs more than design theory to



get the job done. It is also essential to have practical guidance in how to characterize a digital filter, choose among a vast number of filter design options available in MATLAB and other software, make proper design choices, and enhance a computer-generated design into the optimal filter for a target application. In addition, it is important to develop skills that make it possible to take full advantage of MATLAB's implementation support.Digital Filters delivers both the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to design, implement, and analyze digital filters using MATLAB. It covers:. Sampling, data acquisition, data conversion and quantization, and transforms. Finite impulse response (FIR) filter attributes, types, special cases, and implementation. Infinite impulse response (IIR) filter attributes, types, special cases, and implementation. State variables as an IIR architectural description language. Multi-rate digital filter systems properties and case studiesEach topic in Digital Filters is supported with numerous examples, many involving the use of MATLAB. The MATLAB scripts used to generate these examples and graphics are available from an accompanying website. These scripts can be easily copied and pasted into MATLAB's Command Window and re-parameterized to reflect specific digital filter applications and needs.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779459503321

Autore

Corse Edward

Titolo

A battle for neutral Europe [[electronic resource] ] : British cultural propaganda during the Second World War / / Edward Corse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013

ISBN

1-283-87400-8

1-4411-5330-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

940.5488641

Soggetti

Neutrality - Europe - History - 20th century

Propaganda, British - Europe - History - 20th century

World War, 1939-1945 - Propaganda

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Cultural Propaganda Theories and Definitions; The British Council's view; Existing definitions of 'cultural propaganda'; Related theories of propaganda and social transmission; Towards a new definition of cultural propaganda; Chapter 3 Learning from the Past; Roots and antecedents of the British Council in Britain; Developments in other European countries; The early years of the British Council; The British Council and the approach of war

Conclusion Chapter 4 At Home: The British Council's Relationships with Other Organizations; Relations with the British Government; Relations with British non-Government  organizations and individuals; Relations with the British Embassies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 On the Front Line:  Cultural Propaganda in Action; The 'one size fits all' approach versus the bespoke  approach to propaganda; Institutes; Teaching; Reaching out to a wider audience; Exhibitions, visitors and word-of-mouth propaganda; Films; Language issues; Conclusion; Chapter 6 The View from the Other Side

Issues in assessing the view from the other side Official views of the British Council; Non-official views of the British Council; Statistical analysis of newspaper reports about  British Council activities;



Conclusion; Chapter 7 Lessons for the Future: Towards a Model of Cultural Propaganda; The British Council's vital role; How the British Council operated and how this affected its cultural propaganda work; Factors critical for the success of the British Council; Assessing the success of the British Council; Towards a model of cultural propaganda; Contribution to existing literature; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

A Battle for Neutral Europe describes and analyses the forgotten story of the British government's cultural propaganda organization, the British Council, in its campaign to win the hearts and minds of people in neutral Europe during the Second World War. The book draws on a range of previously unused material from archives from across Europe and private memoirs to provide a unique insight into the work of the leading British artists, scientists, musicians and other cultural figures who traveled to Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey at great personal risk to promote British life and thought in