CONTROL SYSTEM

3 TRANSFER FUNCTION

TRANSFER FUNCTION OF A
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Control systems can be mathematically
modeled using differential equations.
Laplace transform algebraically relates the
systems output to its input.
Transfer function using Laplace transform
allow separation of the input, system and
output into three separate and distinct parts,
unlike the differential equation.

nth ORDER, LINEAR, TIME INVARIANT

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Consider the LTI differential Equation with r(t) as the
input and c(t) as the output.

Taking the Laplace Transform:

As can be observed the Laplace transform of the

differential equation is purely an algebraic equation. If all
initial conditions are zero then the equation is reduce to:

BLOCK DIAGRAM REPRESENTATION OF

THE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

R(s)

C(s)

The transfer function of the above system is

defined as:

EXAMPLES
Transfer Function for a differential equation:
1. Find the transfer function represented by:

Assume a zero initial condition

System Response from the transfer function
2. Find the response of c(t), to the input r(t) = u(t)
for problem 1, assume zero initial condition

3.

Find the differential equation corresponding to

the transfer function:

3.

Find the transfer function corresponding to

the differential equation:

4.

Find the ramp response for a system whose

transfer function is:

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