
Explore how analog signals become discrete through uniform sampling, using sampling period and frequency relationships. Learn the Nyquist criterion to avoid aliasing and apply it to discrete-time signals.
Explore the dif-fft algorithm for dft-fft computations using decimation in frequency, applying twiddle factors to split an n-point sequence into n/2 and n/4 point sequences.
Explore the EEG signal and brain wave activity by recording cortical potentials with the 10-20 electrode system, detailing scalp electrodes, reference sites, and clinical applications.
Explore electroretinogram signals, including a, b, c, and d waves, their retinal origins, and electrode types for clinical and research recording.
Explore bioacoustic signals produced by the human body, including heart sounds, lung sounds, breath sounds, and speech, captured by a microphone, digitized, and analyzed for auscultation and diagnostic classification.
Infinite impulse response filters, with feedback, convert analog filters into digital forms and implement low pass, high pass, band pass, and band stop designs via the transfer function h(z).
Learn Butterworth and Chebyshev approximations to design low-pass analog filters, achieving sharper cutoffs as order increases. Butterworth offers maximally flat magnitude; Chebyshev introduces passband and stopband ripples with edge frequencies.
Design a 3rd-order Butterworth filter using the impulse invariant method. Meet passband and stopband specs with a1=0.707, a2=0.1 and omega1=0.2 pi, omega2=0.5 pi for biomedical signal processing.
Design a Chebyshev filter by bilinear transformation, determine order and analog cutoff from given specifications, derive the analog transfer function, then convert to a digital z-domain form.
Derive an ideal low-pass fir filter for biomedical signal processing by computing h[n] from the inverse Fourier transform, then obtain h(z) and analyze the magnitude response.
Design an ideal high pass finite impulse response filter by deriving its impulse response via inverse Fourier transform, then compute its transfer function and magnitude response.
design a finite impulse response high-pass filter using Hanning and Hamming windows, derive h(n) and h(z), and compare magnitude responses.
Explore synchronized averaging in time domain filters to separate repetitive signals like ERP and evoked potentials from noise by aligning and averaging multiple trials, boosting the signal to noise ratio.
Explore a simple, high-speed QRS detection algorithm using bandpass filtering, first- and second-order derivatives, rectification, and smoothing, then thresholding to isolate the QRS complex and measure its duration.
Biomedical signal processing is a crucial field that merges principles of engineering, biology, and medicine to interpret and analyse physiological signals. These signals, which can include electrical, mechanical, or optical data, are derived from biological systems and are essential for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating various medical conditions. Biomedical signal processing is a dynamic and essential field that leverages advanced computational techniques to improve healthcare outcomes. By transforming raw physiological data into actionable insights, it plays a pivotal role in enhancing our ability to diagnose, monitor, and treat patients effectively. In this course, learners will explore the basic concepts of signal processing such as sampling theorem, DFT-FFT computations using DIT and DIF algorithms in chapter1. The design of Infinite impulse response filter concepts such as digital Butterworth and Chebyshev filters, bilinear transformation method and impulse invariant methods will be studied in chapter2. The chapter 3 deals with design of Finite impulse response filters with different types of windowing concepts. Synchronized averaging and moving averaging using FIR filters will be dealt in this chapter. The chapter 4 focussed on analysis of ECG using various signal processing methods such as P-wave detection, QRS complex detection using template matching techniques and Heart rate variability.