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The triangular function , (also known as the triangle function, hat function, or tent function) is defined as
Equivalently
Formulae
It is the convolution of two identical unit rectangular functions
The triangular function can also be represented as the product of the rectangular and absolute value functions
The function is useful in signal processing and communication systems engineering as a representation of an idealized signal, and as a prototype or kernel from which more realistic signals can be derived. It also has applications in pulse code modulation as a pulse shape for transmitting digital signals and as a matched filter for receiving the signals. It is also equivalent to the triangular window sometimes called the Bartlett window.
Scaling
For any parameter,
Fourier transform
The transform is easily determined using the convolution property of Fourier transforms and the Fourier transform of the rectangular function
See also