Signals and Systems

Class 5
2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
It is called h(t). We can obtain this impulse
response by analyzing the system in the time
domain.
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
 EXAMPLE 2.10 (Important-Partial) Find the
impulse response of a system modeled by the
differential equation:
dy (t )
0  y (t )  x(t )
dt
Setting x(t )   (t ) we have y (t )  h(t ), t  0
dh(t )
0  h(t )  0, t  0
dt
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
dh(t ) 1
  dt Separable Variables
h(t ) 0
t t
dh(t ) 1
0 h(t )  0  0 dt
1
Ln(h(t ))  Ln(h(0))   t
0
 h(t )  1
Ln    t
 h(0)  0
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
1
 t
0
Then h(t )  h(0)e
To calculate h(0) we need to use the initial conditions;
The system is unexcited for t  0 then h(t )  0, t  0,
integrating in both sides of equation:
dh(t )
0  h(t )   (t ) t0 we have:
dt
0 0 0
dh(t )

t 0
0
dt
dt   h(t )dt    (t )dt
t 0 t 0
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)

 0  h(0)  h(0)  0  1 System is casual and then h(0)

in left side does not exist.
1
h(0  ) 
0
t
1 
0
Then h(t )  e u (t )
0
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
 EXAMPLE 2-11 The RC circuit of the figure has the
input output relationship:

x(t )   (t ) y (t )  h(t )
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
dy (t ) ; dy (t )
iC iR  y (t )  x(t ) ; RC  y (t )  x(t )
dt dt

Telling  0  RC
dy (t )
0  y (t )  x(t ) if x(t )   (t ) and y (t )  h(t ), t  0
dt
dh(t )
0  h(t )  0, t  0
dt
 2.5 Impulse Response of a LTI
System (Fixed, Linear System)
(Continuation)
this equation has the same impulse response that the
last example, then:
1
 t
0
h(t )  h(0)e Where
1 1
h(0  )  
 0 RC Then
1
1  RC t
h(t )  e
RC