LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module

initial (MathScript RT Module Function)

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initial (MathScript RT Module Function)

Owning Class: timeresp

Requires: Control Design and Simulation Module and MathScript RT Module

Syntax

initial(SysIn, attributes, x0)

initial(SysIn, attributes, x0, t)

[Y, T, X] = initial(SysIn, x0)

[Y, T, X] = initial(SysIn, x0, t)

Description

Calculates the natural or zero-input response of the system. For state-space models, the initial conditions define the initial states of the system, and the function calculates the response of the output and states for zero-input. For transfer function and zero-pole-gain models, the initial conditions define the values of the output of the system and evaluate the zero-input response of the system for that level. If you do not specify a function output, this function creates a plot.

Examples

Inputs

Name Description
SysIn Specifies a linear time-invariant (LTI) model in transfer function, zero-pole-gain, or state-space form.
attributes Specifies valid plot attributes. Order the plot attributes by color, point-style, and line-style. For example, 'bo-' specifies that the plot is blue, marks points with circles, and uses solid lines. attributes is a string that can take a combination of the following values:

'b' Colors the plot blue.
'c' Colors the plot cyan.
'g' Colors the plot green.
'k' Colors the plot black.
'm' Colors the plot magenta.
'r' Colors the plot red.
'y' Colors the plot yellow.
'.' Marks points with dots.
'o' Marks points with circles.
'x' Marks points with crosses.
'+' Marks points with plus signs.
'*' Marks points with asterisks.
'-' Uses solid lines.
':' Uses dotted lines.
'-.' Uses dashed and dotted lines.
'--' Uses dashed lines.
x0 Specifies the initial states of the SysIn model if the SysIn model is in state-space form. If the SysIn model is in transfer function or zero-pole-gain form, x0 specifies the initial outputs. x0 is a real vector.
t Specifies a uniformly spaced time vector that contains information about the initial time, time step, and final time. You can format t as [t0:dt:tf], where t0 is the initial time, dt is the time step, and tf is the final time. You also can format t as [tf]. You also can use the linramp function to generate t. t is a real vector.

Outputs

Name Description
Y Returns the time response of the outputs of the SysIn model due to the conditions you specify in the x0 input. Y is a real matrix.
T Returns the uniformly spaced time vector this function uses to calculate the initial response and the state trajectories. T is a real vector.
X Returns the time response of the states of the SysIn model due to the conditions you specify in the x0 input. This function returns X only if the SysIn model is in state-space form. X is a real matrix.

Details

The following table lists the support characteristics of this function.

Supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine Yes (if you request output)
Supported on RT targets Yes
Suitable for bounded execution times on RT Not characterized

Examples

SysIn = zpk([1], [-1, -2], 0.5)
y0 = 2
initial(SysIn, 'rx-',y0, [0:0.1:10])

Related Topics

lsim
step