Homework Sheet 2
Question 1
1
t +1 0
t + 1
Given the following system : x = x+ u
1 1 t + 1
t + 1
a) Calculate the solution for the homogenous system for initial conditions x ( t0 ) .
Method : First solve the differential equation of x1 by sepearation of variables and
integration. Notice that x1 also appears in the homogenous equation of x2 . First, calculate
the response to the initial conditions “without its presence”, and then consider it as an
input – and calculate the response using convolution.
b) Calculate the Transition Matrix for which xh ( t ) = ( t , t0 ) x ( t0 ) .
1 0
c) Find the Wronskian using the two following initial conditions : ,
0 1
d) Calculate the Transition Matrix using the Wronskian. Is the result identical to the previous
sections?
e) Find the response to a step input on time t 0 with zero initial conditions.
1 t t0
u ( t ) = ( t − t0 ) = : t = t0
0 t t0
Question 2
−1 e2t 10
Repeat all the sections on Question 1 for the new system : x = x + u
0 −1 0
Question 3
Given the following system :
a) Find the Transition Matrix.
b) Find the Impulse Response
Matrix. What did you receive,
and why?
c) Is the system stable?