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=== Background ===
 
=== Background ===
  
A time invariant system refers to a system where the time has no affect on the amplitude of the function. To put it another way, time is never multiplied or taken to any power, affecting the amplitude
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A time invariant system refers to a system where the time has no affect on the systematic outputs of the function. In other words, if the function x is put through a system to create y, and that system then time delayed, the result should be the same as if that function was time delayed, then put through the system.
  
 
=== Example of Time Invariant function ===
 
=== Example of Time Invariant function ===
  
<math>y(t)=2x(t)cos(t)+1</math> because replace t with <math>x_1=x(t-k)</math> ,
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This is accomplished using almost the same method as linearity. The system is:
  
<math>y_1(t-k)=2x_1cos(t)+1=2x(t-k)cos(t-k)+1</math>
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<math>y(t)=2x(t)cos(t)</math>  
  
Now shifted again
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First we will take a signal and go through the system, then time delay it:
  
<math>y_2=y(t-k)=x_2(t-k)cos(t-k)+1=y_1(t)</math>
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<math>y(t)=2x(t)cos(t)</math> , now time delay it,
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<math>y(t-k)=2x(t-k)cos(t-k)=z(t)</math>
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Next, we do the time shift first, then the system:
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<math>y(t)=2x(t-k)cos(t-k)</math> , now the system
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<math>y(t)=2x(t)cos(t)</math>
  
  
 
=== Example of Time Variant function ===
 
=== Example of Time Variant function ===

Revision as of 15:50, 11 September 2008

Time Invariance

Background

A time invariant system refers to a system where the time has no affect on the systematic outputs of the function. In other words, if the function x is put through a system to create y, and that system then time delayed, the result should be the same as if that function was time delayed, then put through the system.

Example of Time Invariant function

This is accomplished using almost the same method as linearity. The system is:

$ y(t)=2x(t)cos(t) $

First we will take a signal and go through the system, then time delay it:

$ y(t)=2x(t)cos(t) $ , now time delay it,

$ y(t-k)=2x(t-k)cos(t-k)=z(t) $

Next, we do the time shift first, then the system:

$ y(t)=2x(t-k)cos(t-k) $ , now the system

$ y(t)=2x(t)cos(t) $


Example of Time Variant function

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