Engineering Signal Analysis: From Fourier to filtering: Theory

Authors

Christian Tiberius
Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2771-2978
Max Mulder
Department of Control and Operations, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3979

Keywords:

Fourier Series, Fourier transform, sampling, spectral estimation, linear systems, filtering

Synopsis

Engineering Signal Analysis is an introductory textbook on the analysis of signals in time and frequency domain. It discusses how to characterize, model, analyze, interpret and operate on signals in time and frequency. In the first part of the book the basic theoretical concepts are introduced in continuous time, covering the Fourier Series and Fourier Transform. The second part introduces discrete-time signals, addressing sampling and finite signal duration, and their implications on spectral analysis. The third part elaborates on spectral estimation, covering the basic periodogram and more advanced methods. The fourth part concludes the book with an introduction to linear system theory, and addresses in particular signal filtering.

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Author Biographies

Christian Tiberius, Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Christian Tiberius is Associate Professor in the field of navigation and has over 20 years of experience in teaching the subject of signal analysis in the domains of applied earth science and civil engineering.

Max Mulder, Department of Control and Operations, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Max Mulder is Full Professor Aerospace Human-Machine Systems and has over 30 years of experience in teaching signal analysis, systems, and control theory, mostly in the aerospace domain.

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February 5, 2026

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978-94-6518-235-3

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Tiberius, C., & Mulder, M. (2026). Engineering Signal Analysis: From Fourier to filtering: Theory. TU Delft OPEN Books. https://doi.org/10.59490/mt.247