matlabtransfer-function

How to separate the real and imaginary parts of a transfer function?


Here is a transfer function:

S = [tf([10 2 4],[1 95 2000 3450])];

How can I get real(S) and Imag(S)?


Solution

  • It sounds like you want the Fourier form of your transfer function. As far as I know, there's no builtin function for this so you'll need to use symbolic math:

    num = [10 2 4];
    den = [1 95 2000 3450];
    syms s;
    syms omega real; % Define as real-valued
    f1 = poly2sym(num,s)/poly2sym(den,s)
    f2 = subs(f1,s,1i*omega)
    f2_real = simplify(real(f2))
    f2_imag = simplify(imag(f2))
    

    which returns

    f1 =
     
    (10*s^2 + 2*s + 4)/(s^3 + 95*s^2 + 2000*s + 3450)
    
    
    f2 =
     
    (- 10*omega^2 + omega*2i + 4)/(- omega^3*1i - 95*omega^2 + omega*2000i + 3450)
    
    
    f2_real =
     
    (4*(237*omega^4 - 7720*omega^2 + 3450))/(omega^6 + 5025*omega^4 + 3344500*omega^2 + 11902500)
    
    
    f2_imag =
     
    -(2*omega*(5*omega^4 - 9907*omega^2 + 550))/(omega^6 + 5025*omega^4 + 3344500*omega^2 + 11902500)
    

    You can then use subs and vpa/double to evaluate these for a particular value of omega.