REVIEW OF

L APL ACE
TRANSFORM
FEEDB AC K & C ONTROL SYSTEM S
OBJECTIVES

• Review the concept of Laplace Transform and Inverse Laplace Transform

• Review the methods on how to obtain the Laplace transforms and Inverse Laplace transform
• Answer problems regarding laplace and inverse laplace tranform
LAPLACE TRANSFORM

• The Laplace transform, F(s), of a continuous-time function f(t) for which t ≥ 0, is given by the
general equation:
∞ −𝑠𝑡
F(s) = ‫׬‬0 𝑒 f(t)dt
SAMPLE PROBLEM 1

• Find the Laplace Transform of f(t) = 1 when t > 0

1
Answer: F s =
𝑠
SAMPLE PROBLEM 2:

• Find the Laplace transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑡 ;

1
Answer: F s =
𝑠 −𝑎
BASIC LAPLACE TRANSFORM TABLE
SAMPLE PROBLEM 3:

• Using the the laplace transform table, determine the laplace transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 4 cos 5𝑡

4𝑠
Answer:F s =
𝑠2 +25
SAMPLE PROBLEM 4:

• Determine the Laplace Transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 3𝑡 2 − 4𝑡 + 9

6 4 9
Answer:F s = − +
𝑠3 𝑠2 𝑠
PROPERTIES OF LAPLACE
TRANSFORM
• Constant Multiple:
• Linearity Property:
• First Shifting Property:
• Second Shifting Property:
• Change of Scale Property:
• Multiplication by power of t:
• Division by t:
• Transforms of Derivatives:
SAMPLE PROBLEM 5:

• Determine the Laplace Transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑡 3

6
Answer: F s =
(𝑠−2)4
SAMPLE PROBLEM 6:

• Determine the Laplace Transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 𝑒 −5𝑡 sin 3𝑡

3
Answer:F s =
𝑠 2 +10𝑠+34
SAMPLE PROBLEM 7:

• Determine the Laplace transform of 𝑓 𝑡 = 𝑡 cos 2𝑡

𝑠 2 −4
Answer: F s =
(𝑠 2 +4)2
INVERSE LAPLACE TRANSFORM

• To determine the inverse laplace transform of a function F(s);

We can use different algebraic manipulation such as:

1. Partial Fraction
2. Multiplication by 1
3. Adding “0”, etc.
And use the laplace transform table to get the final answer
SAMPLE PROBLEM 8:

8 −3𝑠+𝑠 2
• Determine the inverse Laplace transform of
𝑠3

Answer: 𝑓 𝑡 = 4𝑡 2 − 3𝑡 + 1
SEATWORK
• Transform the following functions accordingly