Fernando, Ram F.

EE-2

ECE131L/B11

INTERPRETATION/ANALYSIS

Module 3 was about familiarizing the students about time responses of the first
order systems given with standard test inputs, as well as quantitatively understanding the
step response of the said system.

The first part of the module was to generate and observing the step, impulse,
ramp, and the different responses. The meaning of impulse is basically produced by
an “exponential” decaying curve. For a ramp increased response, a linear increasing
curve, it shows a parabolic graph or curve. For the step command, the graph showed
an increasing exponential curve since it is an increasing value with an embedded
system. From observing the different functions and commands, the students
observed that a transfer function takes the form of an input signals producing a
similar output signal to its input.

While the second part was all about getting the time constant, the settling
time, the rise time of the two functions given in the problem. The task is simple, the
result was already the figure shown on the graph. The graph can be divided by
individual parameters in order to measure the different values required. I had
learned that the values can also be obtained by simply using formulas which, in our
case, some points can be predictable. With all of these, the command “ltiview” was
used to project the functions representational graph.
CONCLUSION
The fourth module gave us the idea about dealing with time responses and how can we be
able project the responses into a curve or graph that we can now explain its behavior. With this, I
can also conclude that:

 For time response, such a given system is multiplied to the given input in order to
produce an output response. For this module, there are two commands that was
used in the MATLAB system. One is by using the MATLAB system, which gives as a
quick and efficient way of analysis and there is the manual system, where manual
computation and layout is needed which obviously will take some time. Perhaps this
are both necessary and must be learned and mastered.
 The time response of the first order system deals with the behavior of a system that
is with respect to time. From the results shown, the observation shows how time
quickly responds on such changes in the system including its overshoots and
instabilities. I can say that the objective of finding the time responses in first order
systems only given the standard test inputs was met.
 That in determining values such as the time constant, settling time (S.T), rise time
(R.T) , it is important that we are to understand the Cartesian plane. That graphs
reflects the behavior of any systems at its best. Through this, the students learned
how to analyze even such given systems, per say, system G1 and G2, does have
similarities in its graphical representation. Therefore, we can conclude that any
points that lies on the imaginary axis has fast time responses. We can also state that
the farther the point “a” given in this system, for example, the faster the value is with
respect to time. The value of “a” can be computed manually. The graphs either
increases in linear exponential movement, that can also decrease, or it forms a
parabolic curve that also increases and decreases a value. Therefore, we can say that
we are able to describe and conclude the behavior of a first order system as given.
SEATWORK
1. Determine the transfer function given the step response of a first-order system.

Solution:
b 10
= 2.5 =
a 4

b = 10, a = 4

10
∴ G(s) = s+4

Commands:
>>t = 0:0.01:1.5
>>ct = (10/4)*(1-exp(-4*t))
>>plot(t,ct);

𝟏𝟎
Transfer function:
𝒔+𝟒