Chapter 2

Review of Signal Processing Basics

Abstract

In this chapter, the basics of signal processing and analysis are covered. The important tools offered such as transfer functions in the Laplace domain, the concept of poles and zeros, first- and second-order systems, and their step and impulse responses are reviewed, as these concepts are needed by the reader in later chapters.

Keywords

Laplace; Bode plot; step response; frequency response; damping ratio; risetime; logarithmic decrement; resonance; energy methods

“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

—Albert Einstein

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