This document discusses digital filters and the design of finite impulse response (FIR) filters. It covers topics such as the design of FIR filters using windows, properties of FIR filters including their linear phase characteristics, and comparisons between FIR and infinite impulse response (IIR) filters. MATLAB code is provided to demonstrate the effects of linear phase characteristics on filtered signals. Linear phase filters are shown to preserve signal shape while non-linear phase filters can distort signals.
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