Course Course Name L-T-P- Year of

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BM304 BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 3-0-0-3 2016
Prerequisite: Nil
Course Objectives:
 To introduce the concept of digital filtering, and types of digital filters
 To understand digital filter design techniques and its applications
 To understand parametric and nonparametric methods of power spectrum
estimation
 To understand linear prediction theory.
Syllabus:
Concept of digital filtering - FIR Digital Filters Realizations - FIR filter design using different
techniques. IIR Digital Filters Realizations - Analog filter approximations - Frequency
transformation techniques. Finite word length effects in FIR & IIR filters. Applications in
biomedical systems. Power spectrum analysis. Estimation of power density spectrum, Non
parametric and parametric methods-Estimation of parameters-Parametric model based linear
prediction theory. DCT, STFT. Wavelets - CWT- DWT- orthogonal wavelet decomposition-
filter banks.
Expected outcome:
At the end of the course students will be able to
i. understand how to design and apply digital filters.
ii. perform parametric and nonparametric methods of power spectrum estimation.
iii. get introduced to various transform techniques.
Text books:
1. John G Proakis & Dimitris G Manolakis: Digital Signal Processing – Principles,
Algorithms and Applications, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.
2. John L.Semmlow, Signals and Systems for Bioengineers–Matlab Based Applications Ed2.
3. P. Ramesh Babu: Digital Signal Processing, Scitech Publications, India 2004.
References:
1. Alan V. Oppenheim & Ronald W Schafer: Digital Signal Processing, PHI, 2004.
2. Andreas Antonion: Digital Filters Analysis & Design, Prentice Hall of India, 2002.
3. Andreas Antoniou: Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall of India. 2nd ed.
4. John L Semmlow: Biosignal and Biomedical Image processing- MATLAB Based
applications.
5. R Rabiner & B. Gold: Theory & Application of Digital Signal processing, PHI, 2000.
6. Rangaraj M Rangayyan: Biomedical Signal Analysis, John Wiley, 2002.
7. Steven W. Smith, Digital Signal Processing – A Practical Guide for Engineers and
Scientists, Elsevier India Pvt Ltd., 2006.

Course Plan
Sem.
Module Contents Hours Exam
Marks
Concept of digital filtering, types of digital filters. Comparison 2
with analog filters
FIR Digital Filters Realizations - direct - cascade - lattice forms. 2
I (15%)
FIR filter design using Fourier series - use of window functions 2
like rectangular, raised Cosine, Kaiser, Triangular (derivations
not required).
 Applications of FIR filters in Biomedical systems - 2
preprocessing of biosignals
IIR Digital Filters - Realizations - Direct - Cascade - Parallel 2
forms
Analog filter approximations - Butterworth and chebychev 2
approximations.
II Frequency transformation techniques -The method of mapping 2 (15%)
of impulse transformation - transformation - Matched transform
techniques.
Finite word length effects in FIR & IIR filters (concepts only). 2
Basic biomedical applications.
FIRST INTERNAL EXAM
Power spectrum analysis-. Estimation of power density 1
spectrum.
Non parametric methods- Periodogram - Bartlett, Welch, 4
III (15%)
Blackman and Tukey Methods-comparison
Parametric models, estimation Auto regressive (AR), Moving 3
average (MA) Autoregressive moving average (ARMA) models.
Parametric model based linear prediction theory-Forward and 2
backward linear prediction (15%)
Relationship between autocorrelation and model parameters - 3
IV
The Yule -Walker method.
Solution of normal equations - Levinson Durbin Algorithm 2
SECOND INTERNAL EXAM
Estimation of parameters - spectrum estimation of ECG, Power 4
V spectrum estimation of Heart rate variability data. 20%
Spectrum estimation of EEG. 1
DCT, STFT 2
VI Introduction to wavelet transforms – CWT & DWT Orthogonal 6 20%
wavelet decomposition, Orthonormal wavelets - filter banks
END SEMESTER EXAM
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:
Maximum Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hours
There shall be three parts for the question paper.
Part A includes Modules 1 & 2 and shall have three questions of fifteen marks out of which
two are to be answered. There can be subdivisions, limited to a maximum of 4, in each
question.
Part B includes Modules 3 & 4 and shall have three questions of fifteen marks out of which
two are to be answered. There can be subdivisions, limited to a maximum of 4, in each
question.
Part C includes Modules 5 & 6 and shall have three questions of twenty marks out of which
two are to be answered. There can be subdivisions, limited to a maximum of 4, in each
question.
Note: Each part shall have questions uniformly covering both the modules in it.