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== Example of not Time Invariant system ==
 
== Example of not Time Invariant system ==
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y(t) = t*x(t)
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x(t) = 2t
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x(t) through y(t) yields y(t) = t*2t
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y(t-4) = (t-4)*(t-4)*t
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x(t-4) through y(t) yields y(t-4) = t*2*(t-4)
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these are not the same so this system is not time invariant

Latest revision as of 16:43, 12 September 2008

Time Invariance

A system is time invariant if x(t) passed through the system yeilds y(t) and x(t-T) for any value of T yeilds y(t-T). Time shifting before you put something through the system and after you put it through the system gives you the same results.

Example of Time Invariance

y(t) = x(t)/4

x(t) = cos(t)+sin(t)

x(t) through y(t) yields y(t) = cos(t)/4 + sin(t)/4

x(t-4) through y(t) yields y(t-4) = cos(t-4)/4 + sin(t-4)/4

the signal is time invariant

Example of not Time Invariant system

y(t) = t*x(t)

x(t) = 2t

x(t) through y(t) yields y(t) = t*2t

y(t-4) = (t-4)*(t-4)*t

x(t-4) through y(t) yields y(t-4) = t*2*(t-4)

these are not the same so this system is not time invariant

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