Code No: R05321103 Set No.

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III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
(Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. A Gaussian random signal has a mean value of 10 and variance of 25.

(a) What is the probability that an observed value of the signal is greater than
zero?
(b) What is the probability that an observed value of the signal is greater than
the twice of the mean value?
(c) What is the probability that an observed value of the signal is greater than
zero but less than or equal to the mean value? [5+5+6]
2. (a) Write the Properties of auto correlation.
(b) Write the Properties of power spectral density. [8+8]
3. (a) What is the need for compression of medical data? Briefly explain with an
example?
(b) What are the factors that influence the performance of a data reduction algo-
rithm?
(c) Define percent root-mean-square-difference (PRD) with respect to data com-
pression and give an expression for PRD. [5+5+6]
4. (a) Explain a technique to remove 50Hz noise from the ECG recording.
(b) How do you determine Tachycardia in an ECG recording? [8+8]
5. (a) Explain the different types of interferences present during acquisition of bio-
logical signals.
(b) Write the acquisition of ECG signal from a heart transplant patient. [8+8]
6. Explain second order correlation canceller and calculate the prediction coefficients.
[16]
7. (a) Describe the characteristics of different stages of sleep in terms of frequency,
voltage levels.
(b) Explain the EEG rhythms and transients with waveforms. [10+6]
8. (a) What are salient features of prony’s method and explain in detail?
(b) Write the difference between FFT and prony’s method. [8+8]

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Code No: R05321103 Set No. 2
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
(Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define density function of Rayleigh function.

(b) List out any two properties of distribution function
(c) Give the condition for the density function to be valid
(d) Explain the Law of addition of probability. [4+4+4+4]

2. (a) Write the Properties of auto correlation.

(b) Write the Properties of power spectral density. [8+8]

3. (a) Classify data compression techniques and list the features of each technique.
(b) Discuss any one type of lossy data compression technique with an example.
[8+8]

4. Plot and explain cardiac cycle and its constituents. [16]

5. Adaptive linear combiner characterized by y(n)=x(n-1).

(a) Determine the Mean square error.

(b) Determine the optimum weight (hopt ). [8+8]

6. In a signal averaging application, the noise amplitude is initially 16 times as large

as amplitude. How many sweeps must be averaged to give a resulting signal to
noise ratio is 32:1? Derive the S/N. [16]

7. (a) Explain the Least squares technique in signal modeling?

(b) Explain the Polynomial technique in signal modeling. [8+8]

8. What are salient features of prony’s method and explain in detail. [16]

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Code No: R05321103 Set No. 3
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
(Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define cumulative distribution function with an example.

(b) List out the properties of c d f. [8+8]

2. (a) Explain stationary random processes with an example.

(b) Write the Properties of Characteristic function. [8+8]

3. (a) Given the following data set{a,a,a,a,a,b,b,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,e}. Derive the code

words for the data using Huffman coding. What is the average code word
length.
(b) Implement Turning Point algorithm on the given data{15,10,6,7,5,3,4,7,1,5,3}
and prove that data compression is achieved. [8+8]

4. (a) Explain the detection of Premature Ventricular Contraction(PVC).

(b) Explain the detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH). [8+8]

5. Signal x(n)=EMG + ε(n) , ε(n) is the noise and y(n) is the reference signal.

(a) Calculate the E[x(n)r(n)].

(b) Optimum weight Wopt when ε(n) =2y(n). [8+8]

6. Write the different types data polishing techniques? Explain any two with example.
[16]

7. (a) Explain the Least squares technique in signal modeling?

(b) Explain the Polynomial technique in signal modeling. [8+8]

8. What is the relationship, if any between the constituents of the complex exponential
model used in prony’s method and that used in Fourier series? Explain. [16]

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Code No: R05321103 Set No. 4
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
(Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain the relation among the probability, probability cumulative distribution

function and probability density function of a continuous random variable. [16]

2. Explain briefly the correlation in time domain. Explain the significance of cross-
correlation of respiratory signals recorded simultaneously. [16]

3. (a) Classify data compression techniques and list the features of each technique.
(b) Discuss any one type of lossy data compression technique with an example.
[8+8]

4. (a) How do you identify ST segment and how is it analysed?Draw a flow chart?
(b) Discuss an algorithm to determine the various amplitudes and durations of
ECGwave form. [8+8]

5. Explain the multiple reference noise canceller used in fetal ECG enhancement with
neat waveforms and blockdaigram. [16]

6. (a) Draw the first order correlation canceller and explain its transfer function.
(b) Explain the 5th order Y-W equations. [8+8]

7. (a) Describe the characteristics of different stages of sleep in terms of frequency,

voltage levels.
(b) Explain the EEG rhythms and transients with waveforms. [10+6]

8. (a) Explain the method for modeling the signals with exponential components.
(b) Write the different types of signal modeling techniques. [8+8]

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