Example 6.1: A Sinusoidal Signal with Binary Random Phase
Consider a sinusoidal signal x(t) = cos(t + φ), where φ is a RV determined by tossing a coin: φ = {[0, head shows], [π, tail shows]}. Note that x(t) is random since its values cannot be determined surely beforehand. x(t) is not a RV because a time function rather than a number is assigned to it given an outcome of the random experiment. Sample space = {x1(t), x2(t)} = {cos(t), -cos(t)} since cos(t + π) = -cos(t). For any given time t1, x(t1) is a RV with at most two possible values: cos(t1) and -cos(t1).
6.1 For the random process X(t) of Example 6.1, find (a) fx(π/4)(x), fx(π/2)(x), and fx()(x) (b) fx(π/4), x(π/2)(1,2), and fx(π/4), x()(1,2) c/4, and t in terms of t dR/2, and Ct+T, t for every t and T.