11.16. Ramp Response of Control Systems

There is no ramp command in MATLAB. However, as the ramp signal is one order higher than step signal, the step input signal can be used to obtain the ramp response by dividing the transfer function by s and then evaluating it using the step command. If the given transfer function of system is G(s), then the step command is used with the modified function G(s)/s to obtain the ramp response.

Programming Tip 11.6

Ramp response can be obtained using the step command and modified transfer function, G(s)/s.

Example 11.27.

Obtain the ramp response of the following system transfer functions.

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(b)

Solution: ...

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