Implementing Transfer Function In Simulink.

Hi, I have a transfer function and have been struggling to implement it properly into simulink. ,,N, and D all change with respect to time and I want to be able to get . Furthermore, N and D depend on which I pass into a Matlab Block that calculates N and D respectively.

I tried using the Varying Transfer Fcn block, but I'd like to implement it using signals and blocks.

Thanks in advance, I'd really appreciate the help!

Answer 1

[Subhajyoti]

Hi @ImNotMalek,

To implement a time-varying transfer function in Simulink using signals and blocks, you can follow these steps:

Create a MATLAB Function Block:

• Insert a ‘MATLAB Function’ block from the Simulink Library.
• Double click the block and write a function to calculate the time-varying numerator and denominator coefficients.

You can refer to the following link to know more about implementing ‘MATLAB Function’ block in Simulink:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/what-is-a-matlab-function-block.html

Build the Transfer Function:

Option 1: Use another MATLAB Function Block

• Insert another ‘MATLAB Function’ block from the Simulink Library.
• Utilize the ‘tf’ function to get the vector of numerator coefficients (B2) and the vector of denominator coefficients (A2) for the equivalent transfer function.

You can refer to the following link for more information on ‘tf’ function:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/control/ref/tf.html

Option 2: Use Basic Blocks

• Insert ‘Gain’, ‘Sum’, ‘Integrator’, and ‘Product’ blocks to build your transfer function manually.
• Connect the output of the MATLAB Function block to the ‘Gain’ and ‘Product’ blocks to dynamically change the coefficients.

Simulate:

• Connect these blocks appropriately to simulate the system

Debugging:

• Use ‘Scope’ or ‘Display’ blocks to visualize the output and debug if necessary.

This setup allows you to dynamically adjust the transfer function coefficients based on the input signal or other parameters, effectively simulating a time-varying transfer function in Simulink.

You may go through the following MathWorks documentation link to learn more about ‘Transfer Function’ in MATLAB: https://www.mathworks.com/help/control/ug/transfer-functions.html

Also, the following are some helpful resources you can refer to for implementing ‘Transfer Function’ in MATLAB:

• Transfer Function Overview: https://www.mathworks.com/discovery/transfer-function.html
• Transfer Function Analysis of Dynamic Systems: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/94635-transfer-function-analysis-of-dynamic-systems

I hope this helps.