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ELEC2400-2008-T3-PSB ACADEMY-Chapter 3 1
ELEC2400 Signals and Systems
Chapter 3: Modelling, Differential Equation
and System Properties
• Electrical Circuit and Mechanical System Modelling
• 1st Order Differential Equations
• Impulse Response
• Convolution and Properties of Convolution
• System Properties
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Introduction
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System
• A system is an interconnected set of components
(devices, processes, subsystems, …) with terminals or
ports through which matter, energy, information or signal
can be applied, transferred and extracted
• The block diagram representation of a system:
• Examples of a system: electrical circuit, spring, …
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Electrical Circuit Modelling
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Electrical Circuit Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
Translational Mass
Fm
x
• Applying Newton’s 2nd Law gives
2
2
dv d xF ma m mdt dt
where F = applied force [N]
m = mass (of object) [g]
a = acceleration [m/s2]
v= velocity [m/s]
x= displacement [m]
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
Translational Spring
• From Hooke’s Law,
F
x
k
s s s
dF dxF k x k k v
dt dt
where ks = spring coefficient [N/m]
Translational Damper
• From Newton’s Law,
where kd = fiction constant or stiffness [N-s/m]
F
b
xd d
dxF k v k
dt
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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Mechanical System Modelling
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First Order Differential Equations
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First Order Differential Equations
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First Order Differential Equations
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First Order Differential Equations
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Solutions of Differential Equations
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Solutions of Differential Equations
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Solutions of Differential Equations
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Impulse Response
Impulse Response: Example 1
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Impulse Response: Example 1
Impulse Response
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Convolution
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Convolution
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Convolution
Properties of Convolution
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Properties of Convolution
Convolution
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Properties of Convolution
Convolution
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Properties of Convolution
Convolution
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Properties of Convolution
Convolution
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Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: RC Circuit
Convolution
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Convolution Example: Rectangular Signals
Convolution
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Convolution Example: Rectangular Signals
Convolution
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Convolution Example: Rectangular Signals
Convolution
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Convolution Example: Rectangular Signals
Convolution
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Convolution Example: Other Signals
Convolution
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System Properties
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System Properties
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System Properties
• An example: data smoothing
• Given a batch of data: …, x[0], x[1], x[2], … which can be
smoothened using the following expression:
• Is this process causal or non-causal?
x i 1 x i x i 1
y i3
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System Properties
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System Properties