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ID238
First NameLe
Last NameGui
InstitutionUniversity of Iowa
Speaker Categorygraduate student
Title of TalkDigitalization in the signal processing
AbstractIn real life when we store and transmit analog audio or video signals, we first obtain a digital representation of the signal. This process is called Digitalization or Analog-to-Digital (A/D) conversion and consists of two steps: sampling and quantization. In the "sampling" step we restrict time to a discrete sample of the continuous times. In the "quantization" step we discretize the real values of the time-discrete sample of the first step. We will discuss different quantization methods based on binary expansion or Beta-expansion and compare their "accuracy." "Accuracy" means that we can re-construct a good approximation of the original signal from its digitalization. Or "can you hear me now?"
Subject area(s)94A12
Suitable for undergraduates?Yes
Day Preference
Computer Needed?Y
Bringing a laptop?Y
Overhead Needed?
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Date Submitted3/28/2008
Year2008