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Lecture 3
Lecture 3
Control Systems
Lecture 3
Laplace Transform
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Lecture 3: https://youtu.be/qadBOxaiHzw
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Outline of Lecture 3
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Applications
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Input/output relation
Transfer function: A relation between the input and output of a given linear
system
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Laplace transformation
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Laplace transformation
d 2 x (t)
m + kx (t) = F (t) (1)
dt 2
Solutions of (1) can be
→ Exponential: x (t) = e −σt with σ ∈ R
→ Sinusoidal: x (t) = sin(ωt) = e −jωt with j ∈ C
→ Exponential and sinusoidal: x (t) = e −jωt e −σt
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Laplace transformation
ˆ ∞
x (t) · e −σt · e −jωt dt
X (σ, ω) =
−∞
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Laplace transformation
ˆ ∞
x (t) · e (−σ−jω)t dt
X (σ, ω) = (3)
−∞
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Laplace transformation
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What is the Laplace transform?
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Laplace transformation
where s = σ + jω.
Transfer function: The ratio of the Laplace transform of the output variable of
to the input variable.
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Laplace transformation
What is the Laplace transform of f (t) = 1 ?
ˆ ∞
F (s) = f (t)e −st dt = L {f (t)}
0
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Laplace transformation
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Laplace transformation
f (t) F (s)
1
Step function u(t) s
e −at 1
s+a
ω
sin ωt s 2 +ω 2
s
cos ωt s 2 +ω 2
tn n!
s n+1
e −at sin ωt ω
(s+a)2 +ω 2
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Laplace transformation
f (t) F (s)
d k f (t)
dt k
s k F (s) − s k−1 f (0) − s k−2 f˙ (0) − ... − f k−1 (0)
´ F (s) 1
´
f (t)dt s
+ s
f (t)dt t=0
d
s⇒ (6)
dt
And the integral operator:
ˆ t
1
⇒ dt (7)
s 0
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Laplace transform properties
Linearity
Time shift
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Laplace transform
di(t)
L {v (t)} = L Ri(t) + L (13)
dt
V (s) = (14)
V (s) is called the forcing function: a term that is only a function of time.
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Common forcing signals
Impulse function
A t=0
δ(t) = → I(s) = A
0 t 6= 0
Step function
A t≥0 1
u(t) = → U(s) = A
0 t<0 s
Ramp function
At t≥0 1
r (t) = → R(s) = A 2
0 t<0 s
Parabolic function
2
A t2 t≥0 1
p(t) = → P(s) = A 3
0 t<0 s
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Partial fraction decomposition
Consider the function F (s) given by
Pn
B(s) ak s k
F (s) = = Pk=0
p (15)
A(s) a sp
p=0 p
c1 c2 cp
f (t) =L −1 {F (s)} = L −1 + ... +
s + a1 s + a2 s + ap
c1 c2 cp
n o n o
f (t) =L −1 + L −1 . . . + L −1
s + a1 s + a2 s + ap
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Partial fraction decomposition
For each factor in the denominator, the term in the decomposition is:
c
as + b as+b
c1 c2 ck
(as + b)k as+b + (as+b)2
+ ... (as+b)k
c1 s+c2
as 2 + bx + d as 2 +sb+d
(as 2 + bx + d)k
c1 s+e1
as 2 +sb+d
+ c2 s+e2
(as 2 +sb+d)2
+ ... (as c2 +sb+d)
k s+ek
k
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Partial fraction decomposition
3s+11
(s+3)(s+2)
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Partial fraction decomposition
s 2 +15
(s+3)2 (s 2 +3)
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Laplace transformation
F (s) f (t)
1
s
Unit step function u(t)
1
s2
Unit ramp t
n!
s n+1
t n with n ∈ N+
1
s+a
e −at
1
(s+a)2
te −at
be −bt − ae −at
s 1
(s+a)(s+b) b−a
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Exercise 11
If the mass is released from rest when the spring is stretched by y (0) = α,
calculate its position y (t) as a function of time.
Procedure:
→ Find the differential equation
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Exercise 11 - continued
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Exercise 12
Determine:
→ The final value of the function f (t) when t → ∞
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Exercise 12 - continued
Final value
10
F (s) =
s(s + 1)(s + 10)
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Exercise 12 - continued
Final value
10
F (s) =
s(s + 1)(s + 10)
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Exercise 12 - continued
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Exercise 12 - continued
Inverse transformation
1 10 1 1 1
F (s) = − +
s 9 s +1 9 s + 10
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Exercise 13
Determine:
→ The final value of the function f (t) when t → ∞
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Exercise 13 - continued
Final value
1
F (s) =
s(s + 2)2
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Exercise 13 - continued
Inverse transformation
1 1 1 1 1
F (s) = − −
4s 4s +2 2 (s + 2)2
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Exercise 14
Assuming all initial conditions are zero, determine the solution of the following
differential equation, where the forcing term is f (t) = 2e −t .
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Exercise 14 - continued
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Exercise 14 - continued
2 2 2 2
Y (s) = − + −
(s + 1)3 (s + 1)2 s +1 s +2
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Exercise 15
A laser printer uses a laser beam to print copy rapidly for a computer. The
laser is positioned by a control input r (t) so that we have:
6(s + 50)
Y (s) = R(s).
s 2 + 40s + 300
The input r (t) represents the desired position of the laser beam. If r (t) = 1,
determine:
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Exercise 15 - continued
1 - Partial fraction expansion
6(s+50)
R(s) = 1s , Y (s) = s 2 +40s+300
R(s).
2 - Inverse transform
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Exercise 15 - continued
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Skills check 3 - From 2018 assignment 1
The magnitude of the Laplace transform of the temporal response of a
unknown mechanical system to an impulse excitation is shown in the figure for
a given range of the Laplace variable s = σ + jω.
Based on the graph, indicate whether the following statements about the
unknown system are true or false. Justify your answer with a rigorous analysis
using the properties of the Laplace transform.
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Skills check 3 - continued
(b) For an impulse-type excitation, the final value of the signal when t → ∞ is
zero.
(c) The Laplace transform (or the transfer function) of the time response has
two poles and no zeros.
(d) The Laplace transform of the system can be approximated by the function
a
H(s) =
s 2 + 10
where a > 0 is a constant.1
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Skills check 4 - From 2018 midterm examination
The magnitude of the Laplace transform of the signal x (t) is shown in the
figure for a given range of the Laplace variable s = σ + jω. Find the
approximate function x (t).2
2
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Next class...
• Transfer functions
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