pathsim.blocks.differentiator module

class pathsim.blocks.differentiator.Differentiator(f_max=100.0)[source]

Bases: Block

Differentiates the input signal (SISO) using a first order transfer function with a pole at the origin which implements a high pass filter.

H_diff(s) = s / (1 + s/f_max)

The approximation holds for signals up to a frequency of approximately f_max.

Notes

Depending on ‘f_max’, the resulting system might become stiff or ill conditioned! As a practical choice set f_max to 3x the highest expected signal frequency.

Parameters:: f_max (float) – highest expected signal frequency

set_solver(Solver, **solver_args)[source]

set the internal numerical integrator

Parameters:

Solver (Solver) – numerical integration solver class
solver_args (dict) – parameters for solver initialization

update(t)[source]

update system equation fixed point loop

Parameters:: t (float) – evaluation time
Returns:: error – relative error to previous iteration for convergence control
Return type:: float

solve(t, dt)[source]

advance solution of implicit update equation

Parameters:

t (float) – evaluation time
dt (float) – integration timestep

Returns:

error – solver residual norm

Return type:

float

step(t, dt)[source]

compute update step with integration engine

Parameters:

t (float) – evaluation time
dt (float) – integration timestep

Returns:

success (bool) – step was successful
error (float) – local truncation error from adaptive integrators
scale (float) – timestep rescale from adaptive integrators