Matlab Functions & Scripts - mfiles

This page introduces and presents links to Maltab functions and scripts that are useful for this course. By clicking the link below a window will appear with the code for the mfiles. You can save this as a simple text file with the same function name (extension is always .m) directly with your web browser, or you can copy and paste into a text editor and save it as a text file. You can execute this function or script in Matlab provided the file is in your working directory or Matlab path.  Make sure you save the function files using the same name as their function described in the program (same as the link name).

Scripts

tutor.m is a tutorial script that introduces the basic Matlab syntax, functions, and operation, written by Kyle Dippery

instpower.m is a script that computes and plots instantaneous power based on a voltage and load impedance.

tfex.m is a script that uses function tfeval.m to compute and plot a transfer function (phase and magnitude) on both log (Bode) and linear scales.

parallel_filter.m is a script that uses function tfeval.m to compute a TF (phase and magnitude), and then creates a Bode plot for an example filter circuit that sums and scales the outputs of 3 individual band-pass filters.

series_filter.m is a script that computes a TF (phase and magnitude), and then creates a Bode plot for an example filter circuit that is the result of 2 low-pass filters in series.

TOH.m is a script that performs a series of computations and plots that demonstrate starting with the differences between a normal threshold of hearing (TOH) curve and one derived from a human subject based on the number of audible counts of a decreasing tone, to a TF that represents the frequency dependent gain for a filter to correct for the hearing losses.  The process is explained in the scripts comments. 

plot2_1.m is a script that plots a transfer function as a Bode and as a linear plot. The frequency range of the axis is determined through a pole-zero analysis.

plot4_1.m is a script that plots the transfer function magnitudes of a first and second order low-pass filter.

plot4_2.m is a script that plots the transfer function magnitude of the sum of 3 band-pass filters.

plot4_3.m is a script that plots the transfer function magnitude of the product of 2 low-pass filters.

ex6.m is a script that finds filter parameters for a combined series low-pass and high-pass combination that minimize mean and variance criteria with respect to a target transfer function magnitude.

opt1.m is a script that tries to minimize the variance error between a target transfer function and a proposed transfer function synthesized from 3 parallel band-pass filters. It adjusts the bandwidth of the mid-frequency filter over a range of values and finds the bandwidth that minimizes the error. This script also plots each trial to get a movie-like display showing how the synthesize filter compares to the target specification at each iteration.

soln13_3.m is a script that solves for characteristic equation roots, forced solutions, and undetermined coefficients for a multiple source example.

plot14_1.m is a script that plots the response of a linear time-invariant system to a complex input waveform example.

Functions

tfeval.m Generates complex points of a transfer function based on its polynomial description

lpf1.m Generates complex points of a first order low-pass filter transfer function

hpf1.m Generates complex points of a first order high-pass filter transfer function

bpf2.m Generates complex points of a second order band-pass filter transfer function

uimpulse.m The unit impulse function

ustep.m The unit step function

uramp.m The unit ramp function