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Time Scaling of Continuous-Time Signals

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Educational

Main ideas / concepts

  • The lecture explains time scaling of continuous-time signals (with amplitude scaling saved for the next lecture).
  • Time scaling definition: Compressing or expanding a signal along the time axis is called time scaling.

Notation

  • Original signal: (X(t))
  • Time-scaled signal: (Y(t))

Core rule used

  • In time scaling, the time variable (t) is multiplied by a constant (\alpha) (where (\alpha \neq 0)).
  • Conceptually: [ Y(t) = X(\alpha t) ]

Two cases

Depending on (|\alpha|):

  1. Time compression when (|\alpha| > 1)
  2. Time expansion when (|\alpha| < 1)

Method / procedure (time scaling)

General understanding (what changes)

  • Amplitude stays the same during time scaling (as shown in the examples).
  • Time locations change: the signal appears over a different interval on the time axis.

Step-by-step construction

Given (X(t)) and scaling factor (\alpha) ((\alpha \neq 0)):

  • Step 1: Keep the amplitude the same

    • Use the same output amplitude values as in (X(t)).

  • Step 2: Transform the time boundaries

    • If the original waveform is defined over a time interval (e.g., (0 \le t \le 2)),
    • then in the scaled signal you divide the original time boundaries by (\alpha).
    • Equivalently, since (Y(t)=X(\alpha t)), the “active” time interval scales by (1/\alpha).

Detailed example outcomes from the lecture

Case 1: Compression ((|\alpha| > 1))

  • Original signal: [ X(t) = 2 \quad \text{for } 0 \le t \le 2,\ \text{otherwise } 0 ]

  • Choose (\alpha = 2)

  • Consider the scaled argument (X(2t)) and where it equals 2:
    • Original “on” region: (0 \le t \le 2)
    • Scaled region: (0 \le t \le 1) (since the time boundary is effectively divided by 2)

Result: The waveform is compressed in time (it occupies a shorter time interval). Amplitude remains (2).

Shortcut idea: If (X(t)=2) over (0 \le t \le 2), then (X(\alpha t)) with (\alpha=2) makes the “2” region become (0 \le t \le 1).

Case 2: Expansion ((|\alpha| < 1))

  • Use the same original signal: [ X(t) = 2 \quad \text{for } 0 \le t \le 2,\ \text{otherwise } 0 ]

  • Choose (\alpha = 0.5)

  • Compute the scaled “on” region:
    • New interval becomes (0 \le t \le 4) (since (2/0.5 = 4))

Result: The waveform is expanded in time (it occupies a longer time interval). Amplitude remains (2).

Shortcut idea: Divide the original time boundary by (\alpha): (2 / 0.5 = 4), so the region stretches to (t=4).

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