ECE 4330 Assignment 4
ECE 4330 Assignment 4
Assignment 4
1. Consider a system with 𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 (𝑡) = (1 − 𝑒 −2𝑡 )𝑢(𝑡). Employ Mathcad and the two
formulas derived in class (shown below) to determine the approximate and exact zero-
state responses of a LTI syste, to the following inputs, 𝑓(𝑡). Employ ∆= 0.2 and repeat
for ∆= 0.02
Formulas:
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2. Search Google for a proof that all passive linear circuits (circuits with capacitors,
inductors and resistors, but no dependent sources) are always stable; i.e., 𝑅𝑒{𝑠𝑖 } < 0, ∀𝑖
where 𝑠𝑖 are the natural frequencies.
5. Consider the following LTIC system described by, 𝑦̇ (𝑡) + 2𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑓̇(𝑡) + 3𝑓(𝑡), 𝑡 ≥ 0.
Determine the impulse response ℎ(𝑡) employing the direct method discussed in class.
Here, you first form a proper function ℎ(𝑡) with unknown coefficients (valid for 𝑡 ≥ 0)
and then solve for the unknown coefficients by substituting ℎ(𝑡) in the differential
equation.
6. Repeat Problem 5 employing the textbook method of Section 2.3, p. 115-116 (referred to
as “Method 2” at the end of Lecture 9).
7. Determine and sketch 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝛿𝑇 (𝑡) ∗ ℎ(𝑡) for the following values: (𝑎) 𝑇 = 3, (𝑏) 𝑇 =
2, (𝑐) 𝑇 = 1.5. The signals are shown below.
10. Consider the following circuit. Obtain the unit-impulse response, ℎ(𝑡), 𝑡 ≥ 0. You may work in
the time domain or in the s-domain (Laplace transform). Treat the voltage source as the input
signal 𝑓(𝑡) and 𝑖𝐿 (𝑡) as the output signal. Then, solve for the zero-state response, 𝑖𝑧𝑠 (𝑡) =
𝑓(𝑡) ∗ ℎ(𝑡), with 𝑓(𝑡) = 24𝑢(𝑡).