(New page: == Part B. Find the Bug == The original code is displayed below. <pre> F0 =13; T0 =1/F0; Ts = 0.07; t = 0:Ts:13*T0; x = real(exp(j*(2*pi*F0*t-pi/2))); plot(t,x) </pre>)
 
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Ts = 0.07;
 
Ts = 0.07;
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t  = 0:Ts:13*T0;
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x = real(exp(j*(2*pi*F0*t-pi/2)));
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plot(t,x)
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This code is supposed to display the real part of the complex exponential, which is a sine wave.  This code actually produces a distorted sine, since the step size, Ts, is not sufficiently small to get enough data points to produce a smooth curve.
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== Solution ==
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In order to correct this, one simply must adjust the step size, Ts, to get smaller readings, producing a smoother curve.  The smaller the step size one chooses, the smoother the output curve will be.  A step size of Ts/100 or even Ts/1000 will produce a sufficiently smooth sine wave.  The new code is displayed below.
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F0 =13;
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T0 =1/F0;
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Ts = 0./1000
  
 
t  = 0:Ts:13*T0;
 
t  = 0:Ts:13*T0;

Revision as of 10:53, 11 September 2008

Part B. Find the Bug

The original code is displayed below.

F0 =13;

T0 =1/F0;

Ts = 0.07;

t  = 0:Ts:13*T0;

x = real(exp(j*(2*pi*F0*t-pi/2)));

plot(t,x)

This code is supposed to display the real part of the complex exponential, which is a sine wave. This code actually produces a distorted sine, since the step size, Ts, is not sufficiently small to get enough data points to produce a smooth curve.

Solution

In order to correct this, one simply must adjust the step size, Ts, to get smaller readings, producing a smoother curve. The smaller the step size one chooses, the smoother the output curve will be. A step size of Ts/100 or even Ts/1000 will produce a sufficiently smooth sine wave. The new code is displayed below.

F0 =13;

T0 =1/F0;

Ts = 0./1000

t  = 0:Ts:13*T0;

x = real(exp(j*(2*pi*F0*t-pi/2)));

plot(t,x)

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