ECEN/MAE 5713 Linear Systems

Spring 2015
Homework Assignment #1
Problem 1: We consider the truncation and shift operators defined by
t 2 u (t ) t
, and
y (t ) T (u (t ))
0, t
y(t ) Q (u(t )) u(t ) ,
respectively, where (i.e., positive reals) is fixed, u (t ) and y(t ) denote system input
and output, respectively, t denotes time. Are these two systems causal? Are they linear?
Are they time-invariant (fixed)? Justify your answers.
Problem 2: Given the truncation and shift operators defined as above, if a composite
system is described by
y(t ) T Q (u(t ) ,
is it causal ? is it linear ? and is it time-invariant (fixed) ? Justify your answers.
Problem 3: Consider a system whose input u (t ) and output y(t ) are related by

t 1 u 2 (t )

if u t 2 0
y (t ) u t 2

if u t 2 0
0,
for all t. Is this system linear? causal? and time-invariant? Justify your answers.
Problem 4: A system is found to have zero-state response, y(t ) , when the input, u (t ) , is
applied. Is this system a) causal, b) time-varying, c) zero-memory, and/or d) zero-state
linear? Justify your answers.

Problem 5: Suppose it is known that a linear, discrete-time system has impulse response
described by h(n, k ) sin k 1(n k ) . Is this system causal? time-invariant?
Problem 6: Which of the following systems are linear? Justify your answers.
t T
0,
a) y(t ) maxu1 (t ), u2 (t ) ,
b) y (t ) 2
,
t u(t ), t T

c) y(t ) u(t )u(t - 1) ,

d) y(t ) t1 u(t ).
Problem 7: Specify whether each of the dynamic systems below is causal, time-invariant,
and/or zero-state linear? Justify your answers.
t 1

a) y(t ) sin u( ) d
t
t

b) y(t ) t 2 1 sin tu ( ) d
t 2