FOURIER TRANSFORM

(actually u (t – tı ) since the jump occurs at t = tı) . Evidently ,a jump to any

value K is represented by Kult ).

The ramp function is represented by a linear increase in value starting at
time tı ( Fig . 1- 28 ), the increase continuing to infinity .

0 0 ti tz

0
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Rectangular trapezoid pulse and decomposition into

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its
1

a
-
.

step function and two ramp functions

.
As

pulse having the shape rectangular

an

of

example consider
,

a
as

at

trapezoid Fig and beginning for simplicity

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shown can
It
in

=
1

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-
.

.
t
be

by

synthesized adding
(t :
of of Vu

function time
at

step
=

;
A

0
)
. 2. 1.

ramp function time slope

at
tı
t2

tų
;
A

V
–
/(
–

ramp function slope

at

time
t2

tı

tz
A

V
3

.
of /(

)
–

The method useful because the fact that both the step function and
is

the ramp function have very simple Fourier transforms

jw

for the
.g
,

.,
1
e

of /

step function and w2 for the ramp function being the slope the ramp
,
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r
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