step
Step response plot of dynamic system.
📝Syntax
[y, t, x] = step(sys)
[y, t, x] = step(sys, t)
[y, t, x] = step(sys, tFinal)
[y, t, x] = step(sys, [t0, tFinal])
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
sys a lti model.
t Time vector.
tFinal End time for step response: scalar.
[t0, tFinal] Time range for step response: two-element vector.
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
y Simulated response data: matrix or vector.
t Time vector: vector.
x State trajectories: matrix or vector.
📄Description

The function defaults to applying a step at t0 = 0 with initial conditions U = 0, dU = 1, and td = 0.

The step function, used as [y, tOut] = step(sys), calculates the step response (y) of the dynamic system sys.

The time vector tOut is in the time units of sys, and the function automatically determines the time steps and simulation duration based on the system dynamics.

If you use [y, tOut] = step(sys, tFinal), the step response is computed from t = 0 to the specified end time t = tFinal.

Similarly, [y, tOut] = step(sys, [t0, tFinal]) computes the step response from t0 to tFinal.

💡Examples
A = [-10 -20 -30;1  0  0; 0  1  0];
B = [1;   0;   0];
C = [0   0   1];
D = 0;
T = [0:0.1:1];
U = zeros(size(T, 1), size(T, 2));    
X0 = [0.1 0.1 0.1];
sys = ss(A, B, C, D);    
step(sys);
Example illustration
🔗See Also
gensiglsim
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
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