Hands-on exposure to signal processing concepts using the SPC Toolbox

Author

Fargues, Monique P. ; Brown, Dennis W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

192

Lastpage

197

Abstract

We present an interactive software package developed to complement and facilitate the teaching of digital signal processing (DSP) concepts in various courses. The Signal Processing and Communications (SPC) software takes advantage of graphical user interface (GUI) capabilities contained in MATLAB. SPC is a window-based, user-friendly tool that allows users to develop digital filters, analyze signals, and easily design basic signal modeling tools without requiring the user to have strong coding abilities or be very familiar with MATLAB. To illustrate how SPC can be used in the classroom, we present applications of the SPC Toolbox that were used in two courses at the Naval Postgraduate School-Discrete System and Digital Signal Processing

Keywords

computer aided instruction; discrete systems; educational courses; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; signal processing; software packages; Digital Signal Processing course; Discrete System course; MATLAB; Naval Postgraduate School; SPC Toolbox; Signal Processing and Communications software; digital filters; digital signal processing teaching; graphical user interface capabilities; interactive software package; signal analysis; signal processing; user-friendly tool; window-based; Digital filters; Digital signal processing; Education; Graphical user interfaces; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Signal analysis; Signal design; Signal processing; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.502066

Filename

502066