Questions tagged [transfer-function]
Transfer function is a mathematical representation of relationship between input and output (signal) of a linear, time-invariant system.
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How can I find the transfer function of the following block diagram?
I've the following image and I want to find the transfer function from input $x(t)$ to output $y(t)$.
I know that I have to apply Laplace Transform, so the integrator becomes $\dfrac{1}{s}$, but I don'...
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How to compute transfer function $G(s) = \exp \left( - \sqrt{s} \right)$ in Matlab / Simulink?
How to compute transfer function
$$G(s) = \exp \left( - \sqrt{s} \right)$$
in Matlab / Simulink?
I am trying to calculate a PID controller for this function. This function describes heat transfer via ...
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Calculating IIR Filter gain at given frequency
Let's consider an IIR filter with transfer function: $H(z)$.
Given the sampling frequency $F_s$ how can I calculate gain at say $F$ ?
When I was dealing with analog systems when I wanted to calculate ...
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Can time-invariance be determined from a given a transfer function?
I've the following function.
$$ G(z) = 2 + \frac{-1+5z^{-1}}{(1-0.5z^{-1})(1-z^{-1})}$$
Calculating it's inverse using $\mathcal Z$-Transform, I get the following function:
$$g[n] = 2\delta[n] + 8u[n] ...
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Deriving of magnitude, phase response and impulse response of transfer function
I have a transfer function as
$$H(z) = \frac{-0.0625z^4 + 0.25z^3 + 0.625z^2 + 0.25z - 0.0625}{z^4}$$
I want to derive magnitude and phase response of this equation.
can someone help me from here I ...
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How to plot poles, zeros and impulse response of a transfer function
I want to plot poles and zeros as well as impulse response of a transfer function that is given below:
$$H(z) = -0.0625z^4 + 0.25z^3 + 0.625z^2 + 0.25z -\frac{0.0625}{z^4}$$
For poles and zeros, I ...
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Determine causality and stability from given filter structure
I have the diagram above. I found the transfer function below from it;
The question asks me to find out if the system is causal and stable, but didn't it have to indicate whether it was left-sided or ...
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Why is my MATLAB's bode plot wildly off?
I will give out all the details in case it is relevant. I have a MIMO state space system. I find its bode plot using MATLAB and separately using Mathematica. The plot from MATLAB is wildly off ...
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calculate fft convolution for an LTI system given its input (in time domain) and its poles and zeros
I have considered taking the fft (MatLab) of the input (x) and create frequency bins for the first half (problems with an odd number of samples, tried solution zero paddings) and evaluate the transfer ...
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Is there a simpler way to calculate the amplitude response of the following filter
I would like to calculate the amplitude response $|H(z)|$, $z=e^{j\omega}$, of the following filter:
$$H(z)=\frac{\frac{b}{2}+z^{-2}}{2+bz^{-2}}$$
and I would like to avoid using Euler's formula and ...
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Apply Transfer Function in Continuous Domain in Matlab
I have the coefficients of a transfer function (i.e. numerator and denominator) in Laplace domain. How can I apply this to an input waveform using MATLAB script? I am looking for a function or piece ...
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Is it possible to prove that dither VS PWM can result the same output?
Assume that we have a SISO transfer function model $G(s)$ and we want to look how the output looks like when we have a input signal $u(t)$ that looks like this:
$$u_1(t) = \left\{\begin{matrix}
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What is the DFT of a binomial filter?
I hope this question is not too simple, I just started learning digital image processing. The 1D binomial filter of size 2 is defined by $B_2 = \frac{1}{4}\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$...
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Transfer function coefficients and impulse response - FIR filter
I am currently working on a FIR filter (varying in time). I have the real coefficients of the filter, but I would like to know if they correspond to the coefficients from the impulse response (as $b[k]...
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Given a system with Transfer Function and its desired output. Is it possible to find the required Input?
I'm currently working on an DC servomotor. I managed to find it transfer function using System Identification theory and Matlab.
The transfer function is given as
$$H(Z) = \frac{1 - 0.4952z^{-1} + 0....
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How to determine whether a filter is high/low or band pass from the Z transform?
How to solve questions of these kind?
I have tried by replacing $z=re^{jw}$ and taking the limits from $0$ to $\infty$. But I am not sure what $e^{j\infty}$ is.
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How to invert FFT these magnitude equations to get FIR filters?
I need filter designs that will reproduce or approximate each of the following:
1) ${\rm magnitude} = e^{-cf^{2}}$
2) ${\rm magnitude} = e^{-\frac{a+b\sqrt{gf}}{df}}$
Where: $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ and $...
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How to convert my transfer function to the frequency domain
I have the following transfer function in the time domain:
$h\left(t\right) = B x\left(t\right) + a x^2\left(t\right) + b x^3\left(t\right)$.
My simulation is in the frequency domain, so I would ...
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Why does this transfer function estimation not work? System identification
Goal:
I have an unknow dynmical system $G(s)$ and I want to find it from measurement data, output $y(t)$ and input $u(t)$. The data is frequency responses.
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I begun first with creating the ...
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How can I plot the frequency response on a bode diagram with Fast Fourier Transform?
Assume that we have an unknow dynamical system and we only want to estimate its parameters. The system can be discribed as:
Continous time:
$$G(s) = \frac{3s + 5} {5s^2 + 3s + 2}$$
Discrete time ...
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How can I find the transform function, amplitude and frequency response of a digital filter in python?
I have applied a laplace filter mask to an image and now I want to find the amplitude and freqency response of a laplacian filter: [[1,1,1], [1,-8,1], [1,1,1] ]. I know I need to first find the ...
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Characterizing an unknown LTI system
What are the best approaches to characterize an unknown discrete time LTI system? I believe one of the approaches is to input a known input and measure the output to find a transfer function. What are ...
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When to choose ZoH over Tusin method to transform continuous to discrete
I have a continuous transfer function here: a 2nd Order Butter Worth filter
$$\frac{1}{6.416\cdot10^{-11}s^2+1.33\cdot10^{-5}s+1}$$
How would one choose which discrete method to use to transform ...
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Using ROC to find stability of system in specific example
I've started learning about finding the ROC from the transfer function, but I'm confused about an example.
$$H(Z) = \frac{2Z + 1}{Z^2 + Z - \frac{5}{16}}$$
I understand the poles lie at $z = \frac{-...
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Finding poles of an abstract transfer function
When finding the poles of something like the following transfer function, would I be able to write $z=\sqrt[L]{\mu}$ since square roots aren't technically defined on the complex plane?
$$Y(z) = \frac{...
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Recovering a Differential Equation From the Transfer Function of a Cascaded System
With respect to the below discussion, consider that we are talking about LTIC systems characterized by constant coefficient ODEs.
Consider a cascaded system whose transfer function H(s) is given by
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How do I find the transfer function of a speaker by analysing the audio produced by it?
I have the original audio signal(MATLAB GENERATED) and the recorded audio signal (anechoic conditions). The setup consists of a DAC with a power amp plugged into the speaker. The audio is recorded via ...
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Who first understood the importance of poles?
Who first understood (or at least published papers on) the importance of poles in understanding transfer functions in the frequency domain?
If I had to guess, I'd suggest Nyquist or Bode but I know ...
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Determine the system function H(s) of a system and find out the differential equation
I have created the following system for practice purposes. From this system I want to determine the system function H(s).
In the picture I have worked with auxiliary (dummy) variables, which should ...
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How to applly Hanning window on S parameter results?
I am working on Time domain computation. I have S parameter results simulated, using these results I do the Inverse FFT to get results in time domain.
I want to filter/window results using Hanning ...
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What is the slope of a transfer function?
Lets say I have a Transfer function (H) plot as below. I need to find the SLOPE of the transfer function in dB/MHz.
That is... i need a plot (db/MHz) vs frequency.
How can i go about it ?
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Derive the Forward Euler substitution for transfer function
In the book "The control handbook. Volume 1 " by Levine, the author shows that the transfer function:
can be aproximated and discretized in the transfer function:
using the forwar euler ...
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Draw a structure for IIR Filter given H(z)
This is the transfer function for the Direct Form 1 of the IIR Filter:
I'm trying to understand the rules to convert $H(z)$ into its corrispondent structure
I've just understood how to draw $H_1(z)$,...
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Proof of Forward Euler for discretizing a transfer function
In Levine book "The control handbook" it is shown that, for discretizing
a transfer function $\frac{1}{s}$ using Forward Euler i simply have to replace s
with $\frac{z-1}{T}$. How can extend the ...
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Forward Euler Discretization
I don't understand why the substitution $s=\frac{z-1}{T}$ allows us to discretize a transfer function from laplace to z-transform through Forward Euler Discretization.
Can you explain to me ?
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Non-polynomial Z-transform
My prof said that when a transfer function described by a z-transform is not polynomial, then i can't perform the anti-transformation.
But, what does it means to be not polynomial ?
Can you explain to ...
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bode plot, zero at 0Hz
I'm learning to draw magnitude bode plots from transfer functions:
$$ H(s) = \frac{sRC}{sRC+1} $$
So I can see that I have a zero at s = 0, which corresponds to 0 Hz. I know this will add a +20dB/...
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Unstable plant transfer function identification
I would like to find the transfer function of an unknown unstable SISO plant.
If it was a stable plant, I would input a sine sweep and measure the frequency response at the output; but I cannot do ...
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How do I find transfer functions from a state space representation?
Suppose I have a MIMO system in state space representation, for example:
$A=\begin{bmatrix}
1 &2 &3 \\
4&5 &6 \\
7&8 &9
\end{bmatrix}$
$B=\begin{bmatrix}
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When is a discrete time transfer function unrealizable?
I don't understand why the following makes sense:
Given a second-order mass damper system in continuous time:
$H(s) = \frac{1}{ms^{2}+cs}$
Its inverse $H^{-1}(s)$ is unrealizable as a transfer ...
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Transfer function given as z-Domain fraction: gain calculation
I am stuck on a question regarding transfer functions. I have the answer and have attempted the question but am having trouble solving it.
Q: Given the transfer function of a digital filter is (5z-5)/...
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Limitations in Backing Out a Transfer Function
Suppose you have an LTI system for which the (complex) frequency response $H(j\omega)$ has been measured in some frequency window $[\omega_1,\omega_2]$.
Now imagine that you want to provide an input $...
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What real object could be modeled by this transfer function? [closed]
What object from real world could be modeled by this transfer function?
What could parameters b, p1 and p2 stand for?
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How is time or sampling rate accounted for in this model?
A basic model of coupled strings (eg. piano) is provided here as:
The principle is that it has two identical string simulations each formed by a delay line and LPF. The outputs of these are summed at ...
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Formula for PSD across an axis of a 2D output
Consider a 2D stationary input $e(x,y)$ and a 2D real convolution function $h(x,y)$. Let $S=h*e$ be the result of the convolution of $e$ by $h$.
If needed, we may assume $e$ is isotropic (spectrum ...
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Doubt on inversion of the dynamics
I am studying control system and I have encountered the topic of the inversion of the dynamics. So I have seen that the ideal situation would be
$C(s)=P(s)^{-1}$
but there are some problem with ...
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How to Determine if FIR has a Linear_Phase Response w/o Matlab
Given the FIR transfer function:
h(z) = $ .36 + .384z^{-1} + .1608z^{-2} +.9712z^{-3} + .352z^{-4} + .18z^{-5} - .2z^{-6} $
How do you determine if this transfer function has a linear - phase ...
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Is it impossible to determine the inverse Z-transform without any other information?
Suppose I give you this as my transfer function $H(z)$:
$$ H(z) = \frac{1} { 1 - az^{-1}}$$
With no other information given, is it even possible to determine the inverse Z-transform?
The reason I'...
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How can I obtain the response signal for this question?
In particular I am having trouble with 6b).
From what I understand, we can split a difference LTI equation into two sums, the sum of the previous responses, and the sum of the previous inputs.
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Steady-State Output from Transfer Function
The progress I have made is as follows:
$\sin(t)$ is our signal therefore $\omega = 1 = 2\pi f$ and $f$ = $\frac{1}{2 \pi}$
Also, $f_s$ = 10Hz therefore T = $\frac{1}{f_s}$ = 0.1s
$H(z) = \frac{z}{...
