This document discusses reducing block diagrams of multiple subsystems to a single block representing the transfer function. It describes block diagrams of linear time-invariant systems which consist of summing junctions, pick-off points, and can be connected in cascade, parallel, or feedback forms. The key configurations are described and it is noted that blocks in cascade form can be combined by multiplying transfer functions, while blocks in parallel can be combined by adding or subtracting. An example block diagram is shown to illustrate reducing it to a single transfer function.
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Numerical Methods: reduction of multiple subsystems
This document discusses reducing block diagrams of multiple subsystems to a single block representing the transfer function. It describes block diagrams of linear time-invariant systems which consist of summing junctions, pick-off points, and can be connected in cascade, parallel, or feedback forms. The key configurations are described and it is noted that blocks in cascade form can be combined by multiplying transfer functions, while blocks in parallel can be combined by adding or subtracting. An example block diagram is shown to illustrate reducing it to a single transfer function.
This document discusses reducing block diagrams of multiple subsystems to a single block representing the transfer function. It describes block diagrams of linear time-invariant systems which consist of summing junctions, pick-off points, and can be connected in cascade, parallel, or feedback forms. The key configurations are described and it is noted that blocks in cascade form can be combined by multiplying transfer functions, while blocks in parallel can be combined by adding or subtracting. An example block diagram is shown to illustrate reducing it to a single transfer function.
subsystems to a single block representing the transfer function. What is a Block Diagram? A shorthand pictorial representation of the cause and effect relationship between the input and output of a physical system Block diagram of a linear time – invariant system consists of four elements: Block diagram of a linear time – invariant system consists of four elements: Summing Junction the characteristic of summing junction is that the output signal is the algebraic sum of the input signals Block diagram of a linear time – invariant system consists of four elements: Pick – off Points Distributes the input signal 𝑅(𝑠), undiminished , to several output points. The three fundamental configurations in which blocks can be connected: Cascade form Parallel form Feedback form The three fundamental configurations in which blocks can be connected: Cascade form: Can be algebraically combined by multiplication of transfer functions Each signal is derived from the product of the input times the transfer function The three fundamental configurations in which blocks can be connected: Parallel Form Parallel subsystems have a common input and output Any finite number of blocks can be algebraically combined by either addition or subtraction The three fundamental configurations in which blocks can be connected: Feedback Form Moving Blocks to Create Familiar Forms: Moving a block to the left past a summing junction Moving Blocks to Create Familiar Forms: Moving a block to the right past a summing junction Moving Blocks to Create Familiar Forms: Moving a block to the left past a pick off points Moving Blocks to Create Familiar Forms: Moving a block to the right past a pick off points Example: Reduce the block diagram to a single transfer function: Example: Reduce the block diagram to a single transfer function: Example: Reduce the block diagram to a single transfer function: