Convolution in Matlab

• The convolution in matlab is accomplished

by using “conv” command.
• If “u” is a vector with length ‘n’ and “v” is a
vector with length ‘m’, then their
convolution will be of length “n+m-1”
• Convolution is a commutative operation.
• Convolution in time domain corresponds to
multiplication in frequency domain.
Example
• The impulse response and input to the
system is used to calculate the system
output, an example follows
Visualization
 Frequency Domain Analysis
• The basic command to do the Fourier
analysis is “fft”,
Time domain and Frequency
domain representation
 Convolution Using FFT
• In frequency domain convolution is merely
multiplication of signals, this property is
used to find response of systems
• Let x1 be an input signal to system with
impulse response x2 , we take fft of x1 and
x2 and multiply them to get the x3 the
frequency domain output from the system.
• Ifft(x3) will give us the time domain output.
Example
 Another Example of forming your
own functions in matlab
• In this example our objective is to form a
function which takes x1(input) and
x2(impulse response) and returns both the
frequency domain and time domain output