# set

Set or modify model properties

## Syntax

set(sys,'Property',Value)
set(sys,'Property1',Value1,'Property2',Value2,...)
sysnew = set(___)
set(sys,'Property')

## Description

set is used to set or modify the properties of a dynamic system model using property name/property value pairs.

set(sys,'Property',Value) assigns the value Value to the property of the model sys. 'Property' can be the full property name (for example, 'UserData') or any unambiguous case-insensitive abbreviation (for example, 'user'). The specified property must be compatible with the model type. For example, if sys is a transfer function, Variable is a valid property but StateName is not. For a complete list of available system properties for any linear model type, see the reference page for that model type. This syntax is equivalent to sys.Property = Value.

set(sys,'Property1',Value1,'Property2',Value2,...) sets multiple property values with a single statement. Each property name/property value pair updates one particular property.

sysnew = set(___) returns the modified dynamic system model, and can be used with any of the previous syntaxes.

set(sys,'Property') displays help for the property specified by 'Property'.

## Examples

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Create a SISO state-space model with matrices A, B, C, and D equal to 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.

sys = ss(1,2,3,4);

Modify the properties of the model. Add an input delay of 0.1 second, label the input as torque, and set the D matrix to 0.

set(sys,'InputDelay',0.1,'InputName','torque','D',0);

View the model properties, and verify the changes.

get(sys)
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 0
E: []
Scaled: 0
StateName: {''}
StatePath: {''}
StateUnit: {''}
InternalDelay: [0x1 double]
InputDelay: 0.1000
OutputDelay: 0
Ts: 0
TimeUnit: 'seconds'
InputName: {'torque'}
InputUnit: {''}
InputGroup: [1x1 struct]
OutputName: {''}
OutputUnit: {''}
OutputGroup: [1x1 struct]
Notes: [0x1 string]
UserData: []
Name: ''
SamplingGrid: [1x1 struct]

## Tips

For discrete-time transfer functions, the convention used to represent the numerator and denominator depends on the choice of variable (see tf for details). Like tf, the syntax for set changes to remain consistent with the choice of variable. For example, if the Variable property is set to 'z' (the default),

set(h,'num',[1 2],'den',[1 3 4])

produces the transfer function

$h\left(z\right)=\frac{z+2}{{z}^{2}+3z+4}$

However, if you change the Variable to 'z^-1' by

set(h,'Variable','z^-1'),

the same command

set(h,'num',[1 2],'den',[1 3 4])

now interprets the row vectors [1 2] and [1 3 4] as the polynomials 1 + 2z−1 and 1 + 3z−1 + 4z−2 and produces:

$\overline{h}\left({z}^{-1}\right)=\frac{1+2{z}^{-1}}{1+3{z}^{-1}+4{z}^{-2}}=zh\left(z\right)$

Note

Because the resulting transfer functions are different, make sure to use the convention consistent with your choice of variable.

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### Topics

Introduced before R2006a