On the spectrum of periodic signals

Abstract

In theory, there are many methods for the representation of signals. In practice, however, Fourier analysis involving the resolution of signals into sinusoidal components is used widely. There are several methods for Fourier analysis available for representation of signals. If the signal is periodic, then the Fourier series is used to represent the signal in terms of a set of harmonically related sinewaves. In this article new formulae for evaluating the trigonometric Fourier series coefficients when the signal under consideration is polynomial are developed by changing the integration to a derivation form. The solution presented here is an extension of the formulae proposed by Al-Smadi and Wilkes to the trigonometric Fourier series. The proposed technique is a powerful tool that can be used for solving practical science and engineering problems without excessive tedium.