Circular convolution

I want to write a Matlab code to convolve the two signals: x=[1 2 3
4]; y=[1 -1 3].
I want to do it through circular convolution. Please kindly any body
could help in guiding how to generate the code which should be in
generic form that could be used for all signals. Thank you

>I want to write a Matlab code to convolve the two signals: x=[1 2 3
>4]; y=[1 -1 3].
>I want to do it through circular convolution. Please kindly any body
>could help in guiding how to generate the code which should be in
>generic form that could be used for all signals. Thank you
>

Look for "cconv" help in matlab. That will guide you through.

Dhaval

On Apr 24, 2:07&#4294967295;pm, arsalan <ardkhan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I want to write a Matlab code to convolve the two signals: x=[1 2 3
> 4]; y=[1 -1 3].
> I want to do it through circular convolution. Please kindly any body
> could help in guiding how to generate the code which should be in
> generic form that could be used for all signals. Thank you

It is likly most instructive to actually do this by hand and then work
on programming Matlab to get a similar result.

On Apr 25, 9:51&#4294967295;am, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 2:07&#4294967295;pm, arsalan <ardkhan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I want to write a Matlab code to convolve the two signals: x=[1 2 3
> > 4]; y=[1 -1 3].
> > I want to do it through circular convolution. Please kindly any body
> > could help in guiding how to generate the code which should be in
> > generic form that could be used for all signals. Thank you
>
> It is likly most instructive to actually do this by hand and then work
> on programming Matlab to get a similar result.

To do that, arsalan would need to understand what circular convolution
is. That might be too much like actually *doing* the homework.

Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.

On Apr 25, 9:10&#4294967295;am, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:

>
> To do that, arsalan would need to understand what circular convolution
> is. That might be too much like actually *doing* the homework.
>


Not to do Arsalan's homework for him (her?), but
how do comp.dsp-ers define the circular convolution
of two sequences of different lengths (which is
what Arsalan has in his question: lengths 4 and 3)?

(a) zero-pad the shorter sequence to have the
same length as the longer one?

(b) zero-pad both to length equal to the sum of
the lengths (or the sum minus one for nitpickers)?

(c) periodically extend both to length equal to
the least common multiple of the lengths?

(d)?

Another question that springs to mind is
"If linear convolution is desired, why should
circular convolution be used at all unless the
intent is to use  the FFT algorithm to speed
up the calculations?"  Absent the use of the
FFT algorithm, using DFTs to compute a
circular convolution in order to get a linear
convolution result seems to be similar to
scratching your left ear with your right hand
after wrapping your arm twice around your
head.  Heck of a way to get rid of an itch!

--Dilip Sarwate

On Apr 25, 4:49&#4294967295;pm, dvsarwate <dvsarw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 25, 9:10&#4294967295;am, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > To do that, arsalan would need to understand what circular convolution
> > is. That might be too much like actually *doing* the homework.
>
> Not to do Arsalan's homework for him (her?), but
> how do comp.dsp-ers define the circular convolution
> of two sequences of different lengths (which is
> what Arsalan has in his question: lengths 4 and 3)?
>
> (a) zero-pad the shorter sequence to have the
> same length as the longer one?
>
> (b) zero-pad both to length equal to the sum of
> the lengths (or the sum minus one for nitpickers)?
>
> (c) periodically extend both to length equal to
> the least common multiple of the lengths?
>
> (d)?
>
> Another question that springs to mind is
> "If linear convolution is desired, why should
> circular convolution be used at all unless the
> intent is to use &#4294967295;the FFT algorithm to speed
> up the calculations?" &#4294967295;Absent the use of the
> FFT algorithm, using DFTs to compute a
> circular convolution in order to get a linear
> convolution result seems to be similar to
> scratching your left ear with your right hand
> after wrapping your arm twice around your
> head. &#4294967295;Heck of a way to get rid of an itch!
>
> --Dilip Sarwate

That's why I suggested doing it by hand first. It would immediately
get (I hope) the OP to raise some questions.

Clay

On 4/25/2011 1:49 PM, dvsarwate wrote:
> On Apr 25, 9:10 am, Jerry Avins<j...@ieee.org>  wrote:
>
>>
>> To do that, arsalan would need to understand what circular convolution
>> is. That might be too much like actually *doing* the homework.
>>
>
>
> Not to do Arsalan's homework for him (her?), but
> how do comp.dsp-ers define the circular convolution
> of two sequences of different lengths (which is
> what Arsalan has in his question: lengths 4 and 3)?
>
> (a) zero-pad the shorter sequence to have the
> same length as the longer one?
>
> (b) zero-pad both to length equal to the sum of
> the lengths (or the sum minus one for nitpickers)?
>
> (c) periodically extend both to length equal to
> the least common multiple of the lengths?
>
> (d)?
>
> Another question that springs to mind is
> "If linear convolution is desired, why should
> circular convolution be used at all unless the
> intent is to use  the FFT algorithm to speed
> up the calculations?"  Absent the use of the
> FFT algorithm, using DFTs to compute a
> circular convolution in order to get a linear
> convolution result seems to be similar to
> scratching your left ear with your right hand
> after wrapping your arm twice around your
> head.  Heck of a way to get rid of an itch!
>
> --Dilip Sarwate
>

Dilip,

Indeed a heck of a way!

But "compute a circular convolution in order to get a linear convolution 
result [of finite sequences]" is, or should almost always be, the 
objective.  That is, I don't imagine circular convolution results that 
are different than the linear convolution results - unless one of the 
sequences is rather arbitrarily truncated in order to be treated as 
finite.  Even in that case, multiple results can be combined to yield 
the "continuous" result.

So we agree that it *must* be to get speedup to be sensible and, by the 
way, it's possible to get even greater speedup by performing some tricks 
in frequency (as used in interpolation).

Fred

On Apr 25, 5:38&#4294967295;pm, Fred Marshall <fmarshallxremove_th...@acm.org>
wrote:

  ...

> So we agree that it *must* be to get speedup to be sensible and, by the
> way, it's possible to get even greater speedup by performing some tricks
> in frequency (as used in interpolation).

I don't agree. Occam's razor suggests that circular convolution is
merely the way the problem was assigned.

Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.

On Apr 25, 10:49&#4294967295;pm, dvsarwate <dvsarw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 25, 9:10&#4294967295;am, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > To do that, arsalan would need to understand what circular convolution
> > is. That might be too much like actually *doing* the homework.
>
> Not to do Arsalan's homework for him (her?), but
> how do comp.dsp-ers define the circular convolution
> of two sequences of different lengths (which is
> what Arsalan has in his question: lengths 4 and 3)?

As always, I choose the more controversial approach:

As far as I am concerned, circular convolution is an
unwanted side effect that appears if / when one implements
the 'usual' convolution by the DFT / FFT. I am not aware
of any applications where the circular convolution is desired.

Rune

On Apr 25, 2:13&#4294967295;pm, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote:
> ...
>
,> That's why I suggested doing it by hand first. It would immediately
,> get (I hope) the OP to raise some questions.
,>
,> Clay

My thought provoking approach is to ask, "What size circle?"

Dale B. Dalrymple