Discover Signal Processing

Signal processing now reaches well beyond its engineering roots, with uses in fields as varied as medicine, finance, the behavioural sciences and the natural sciences. Ready-made software libraries and dedicated packages have made these methods far easier to apply, but that convenience makes a firm grasp of the underlying techniques more important, not less. Practitioners need to pick the right method for a problem, recognise the errors that can creep in, and know how to keep them under control.

This book teaches through practice, on the view that carrying out a task is the surest way to retain and understand it. Its more than 60 exercises range from short drills that reinforce basic ideas to demanding problems that build a deeper understanding of the issues at stake. Each comes with step-by-step guidance on the tools and methods needed to solve it. The approach is orderly and approachable, although the subject itself is mathematical and complex.

The author places emphasis on choosing, understanding and applying the available techniques, along with spotting and managing sources of error. The exercises are built on MATLAB and use its graphical user interface, so readers can complete every task using graphical elements alone.

The book is aimed at senior and graduate-level students of mechanical, aeronautical, civil and electronic engineering. It will also suit people taking continuing professional development courses and working engineers who want a clear, accessible route into the subject.