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DSP Pipeline for a robotic gripper

Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a robotic gripper live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Sampling & AliasingLive

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To capture a signal faithfully you must sample above twice its highest frequency — the Nyquist rate. Sample too slowly and a high frequency masquerades as a lower one: aliasing. Push the signal frequency above half the sample rate and watch the reconstructed wave collapse to a false, slower tone.

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Nyquist frequency10.0 Hz
Statusproperly sampled
Apparent frequency3.0 Hz

Governing equation

Reading this result: Sampling at 20 Hz puts the Nyquist limit at 10.0 Hz. The 3 Hz signal sits below that, so it is captured faithfully and reconstructs at its true frequency.

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Fourier Transform (FFT)Live

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Build a signal from a few sine tones plus noise, and the discrete Fourier transform recovers exactly which frequencies are present — the foundation of all signal processing.

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Samples256
Peaks at4, 9
TransformDFT

Governing equation

Reading this result: The FFT splits this 2-tone signal into bins: each input sinusoid at 4, 9 appears as a distinct spike, and with noise at 0 the baseline between them stays clean.

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Analog Filter DesignerLive

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Passive filters shape a signal's frequency content with resistors, capacitors, and inductors. An RC low-pass or high-pass has a cutoff at 1/(2πRC) where the response drops 3 dB; an RLC bandpass resonates at 1/(2π√(LC)) with sharpness set by its quality factor Q.

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Cutoff fc1.6 kHz
Resonance f₀5.0 kHz
Quality factor Q0.32

Governing equation

Reading this result: Low-pass: signals below the 1.6 kHz corner pass, above it they roll off at 20 dB/decade, and the response is exactly 3 dB down right at the corner.

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Is this good for students?
Yes — this version of "DSP Pipeline for a robotic gripper" is framed for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.