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From: Susan on 13 Apr 2010 16:44
I have a TF I wanted to plot using a step input. However, I have more zeros than poles and MATLAB won't plot that. So I divided the num by the den to get a remainder and a quotient.

Original TF: (more zeros than poles)
0.1741 s^7 + 137.8 s^6 + 511.8 s^5 + 888.8 s^4 + 662.1 s^3 + 166.9 s^2
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0.002721 s^7 + 2.147 s^6 + 33.96 s^5 + 75.43 s^4 + 89.24 s^3

I then plotted the remainder over the original denominator and used the quotient to shift the graph up. (code not shown) I get a linear ramp function. My advisor expects the result to be an "s-shaped" curve.

Transfer function: (remainder/original den)
0.4 s^6 - 1661 s^5 - 3938 s^4 - 5048 s^3 + 166.9 s^2 (this is the remainder)
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0.002721 s^7 + 2.147 s^6 + 33.96 s^5 + 75.43 s^4 + 89.24 s^3 (this is the orig den)

So...I played around with the remainder and the denominator. I noticed that when I reduce the system and added the quotient as the constant in the denominator, I get an "s-shaped" curve!!

Reduced the system by s^2 with quotient as constant in den:

0.4 s^4 - 1661 s^3 - 3938 s^2 - 5048 s + 166.9
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0.002721 s^5 + 2.147 s^4 + 33.96 s^3 + 75.43 s^2 + 89.24 s + (quotient = 64)

This gives me an"s-shaped" curve. Is there anyway in which this can make sense...or be correct?
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