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    Signal flow graphs are an alternative to block diagrams for representing systems. A signal flow graph consists of nodes and branches, where nodes represent system variables and branches represent subsystems. Each branch has an associated gain that represents the transfer function of that subsystem. Mason's rule can be used to reduce signal flow graphs and derive the overall transfer function of the system by summing the product of each forward path gain and the cofactor of the graph deteriminant associated with that path.

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    Signal flow graphs are an alternative to block diagrams for representing systems. A signal flow graph consists of nodes and branches, where nodes represent system variables and branches represent subsystems. Each branch has an associated gain that represents the transfer function of that subsystem. Mason's rule can be used to reduce signal flow graphs and derive the overall transfer function of the system by summing the product of each forward path gain and the cofactor of the graph deteriminant associated with that path.

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    Signal flow graphs are an alternative to block diagrams for representing systems. A signal flow graph consists of nodes and branches, where nodes represent system variables and branches represent subsystems. Each branch has an associated gain that represents the transfer function of that subsystem. Mason's rule can be used to reduce signal flow graphs and derive the overall transfer function of the system by summing the product of each forward path gain and the cofactor of the graph deteriminant associated with that path.

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    Mason's Rule

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    Signal flow graphs are an alternative to block diagrams for representing systems. A signal flow graph consists of nodes and branches, where nodes represent system variables and branches represent subsystems. Each branch has an associated gain that represents the transfer function of that subsystem. Mason's rule can be used to reduce signal flow graphs and derive the overall transfer function of the system by summing the product of each forward path gain and the cofactor of the graph deteriminant associated with that path.

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    Signal Flow Graphs

    February 18, 2019

    1 Signal Flow Graphs


    1. Signal flow graphs are alternative to block diagrams
    2. A signal flow graphs consists of branches and nodes
    3. Node represents conjunction of signals. It represents a system variable which is equal to the sum of all incoming
    signals
    4. Outgoing signals do not affect the variable at the node
    5. Branch represents a system or subsystem.
    6. A branch has a line with an arrow associated it. The arrow indicates the direction of signal flow through the system
    7. Each branch has a gain associated with it and it is nothing but the transfer function
    8. A signal passing through a branch gets multiplied by its gain.
    9. The gain can be positive or negative.
    10. Input Node has only outgoing branches
    11. Output Node has only outgoing branches. If this condition is not met, an additional branch with unit gain may
    be introduced
    12. Path is the traversal of connected branches in the direction of branch arrows such that no node is traversed more
    than once.
    13. Forward path is a path from input node to the output node
    14. Loop is a path that originates and terminates at the same node
    15. Non touching loops are loops with no common nodes
    16. Path/loop gain is the product of the gains encountered in traversing a path/loop.

    2 Mason’s rule
    17. Mason rule is used for reducing signal flow graphs and deriving the transfer function
    18. The over gain or transfer function is given by
    N
    X Tk ∆k
    TF = (1)
    ∆
    k=1

    19. where
    • TF - Overall transfer function of the system
    • Tk : path gain of the k th forward path
    • N: Number of forward paths in the graph
    • ∆ - Detereminant of the graph
    • ∆k - Detereminant of the part of the graph not touching the kth forward path
    20. Determinant ∆
    P P P
    21. ∆ = 1 - ( individual loop gains) + ( gain products of all combinations of two non-touching loops) - (
    gain products of all combinations of three non-touching loops) + ....

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