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Documentation updates (#360)
* add info on methods for time responses * add script and Jupyter notebook examples to documentation * updated I/O systems documentation (with example) * fix *args, *kwargs* in freqplot docstrings to fix issue #358 * update series() and paralle() docstrings to fix issue #358 * fix docstring for phase_plot of fix issue #358
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‎control/bdalg.py

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def series(sys1, *sysn):
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def parallel(sys1, *sysn):
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LTI systems to combine
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‎control/freqplot.py

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Additional options to matplotlib (color, linestyle, etc)
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*args
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**kwargs:
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*args
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**kwargs:
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‎control/iosys.py

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Input/output systems can be simulated and also used to compute equilibrium
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points and linearizations.
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An input/output system is defined as a dynamical system that has a system
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state as well as inputs and outputs (either inputs or states can be empty).
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The dynamics of the system can be in continuous or discrete time. To simulate
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an input/output system, use the :func:`~control.input_output_response`
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function::
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t, y = input_output_response(io_sys, T, U, X0, params)
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An input/output system can be linearized around an equilibrium point to obtain
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a :class:`~control.StateSpace` linear system. Use the
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:func:`~control.find_eqpts` function to obtain an equilibrium point and the
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:func:`~control.linearize` function to linearize about that equilibrium point::
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xeq, ueq = find_eqpt(io_sys, X0, U0)
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ss_sys = linearize(io_sys, xeq, ueq)
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Input/output systems can be created from state space LTI systems by using the
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:class:`~control.LinearIOSystem` class`::
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io_sys = LinearIOSystem(ss_sys)
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Nonlinear input/output systems can be created using the
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:class:`~control.NonlinearIoSystem` class, which requires the definition of an
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update function (for the right hand side of the differential or different
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equation) and and output function (computes the outputs from the state)::
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io_sys = NonlinearIOSystem(updfcn, outfcn, inputs=M, outputs=P, states=N)
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More complex input/output systems can be constructed by using the
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:class:`~control.InterconnectedSystem` class, which allows a collection of
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input/output subsystems to be combined with internal connections between the
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subsystems and a set of overall system inputs and outputs that link to the
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subsystems::
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steering = ct.InterconnectedSystem(
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(plant, controller), name='system',
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connections=(('controller.e', '-plant.y')),
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inplist=('controller.e'), inputs='r',
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outlist=('plant.y'), outputs='y')
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Interconnected systems can also be created using block diagram manipulations
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such as the :func:`~control.series`, :func:`~control.parallel`, and
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:func:`~control.feedback` functions. The :class:`~control.InputOutputSystem`
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class also supports various algebraic operations such as `*` (series
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if np.isscalar(x0): x0 = np.ones((nstates,)) * x0
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if np.isscalar(u0): u0 = np.ones((ninputs,)) * u0
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if np.isscalar(y0): y0 = np.ones((ninputs,)) * y0
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‎control/phaseplot.py

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‎control/timeresp.py

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‎doc/control.rst

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