Laplace Transform (1)
– If f(t) is defined for all t ≥ 0, its Laplace transform is
– Integral transform with kernel
– Inverse transform
– Example: f(t) = 1
0
stF s L f e f s dt
0
,
F s k s t f s dt k s t , e
st
1
f t L
-F
0 0
1 1
1
st
st
f e dt e
s s
L L s 0
Laplace Transform (2)
– Example: f(t) = eat
– Linearity of Laplace transform
– Application: hyperbolic function
0 0
1
1
s a tat st at
e e e dt e
a s s a
L s a 0
af t bg t a f t b g t
L L L
2 2
2 2
1 1 1 1
cosh ,
2 2
1 1 1 1
sinh 2 2
at at
at at
at e e s
s a s a s a
at e e a
s a s a s a
L L L
L L L
Laplace Transform (3)
– Application: trigonometric function
– By substitution
0 0
0
0 0
0
cos cos sin 1 ,
sin sin cos
st
st st
c s
st
st st
s c
L e tdt e t e tdt L
s s s s
L e tdt e t e tdt L
s s s
2 2
2 2
1 , ,
1 ,
c c c
s c s
L L L s
s s s s
L L L
s s s s
Laplace Transform (4)
– Or by complex method
– Basic functions and their transforms
2 2 2 2 2 2
1
i t
s i s i s
e i
s i s i s i s s s
L
e
i t cos t i sin t cos t i sin t
L L L L
f t L f
t t
21 s 1 s
2 f
L f t 1
2! s
3
, 0,1,
t
nn n s !
n1
, : positive
t
aa a 1 s
a1e
at1 s a
cos t s s
2
2
sin t s
2
2
Laplace Transform (5)
– Basic functions and their transforms (cont’d)
– Proofs
f t L f f t L f
cosh at
2s
2s a sinh at
2a
2s a
at
cos
e t
2 2s a
s a
at
sin
e t s a
2 2
1 0 1 1 00
1 1
n st n st n
n
st nt e t dt e t e t dt
s s
L
1
2
1
n1 ! 1 !
n n
n n n n
s t s s
s
L
s-Shifting (1)
– Proofs --- by setting st = x
– s-Shifting --- If the transform of f(t) exists for some s greater than some k, then the transform of eatf(t) exists for s-a>k.
– Proof
0 0 1 0 1
1 1
1
a
a st a x x n
a a
x dx
t e t dt e e x dx a
s s s s
L
e f t
at F s a
L
1
e f t
at L
-F s a
0 s a t
0 st at
at
F s a
e
f t dt
e
e f t dt L e f t
Existence/Uniqueness of Laplace Transform
– Existence --- If f(t) is defined and piecewise continuous on the semi- axis t≥0, and satisfies the relation below for all t≥0 and some
constants M and k, then its Laplace transform exists for all s>k.
– Proof
– Uniqueness --- If two continuous functions have the same transform, then they are completely identical.
ktf t Me
0 0 0
st st kt st
M
f e f t dt f t e dt Me e dt
s k
L
Transform of Derivatives (1)
– Proof
– For any order of derivative
f s f f 0
L L
f s
2 f sf 0 f 0
L L
0 0 0
st st st
f
e
f t dt e
f t
s
e
f t dt L
2
0 0 0
0 0
f s f f s s f f f
s f sf f
L L L
L
f
n s
n f s
n1f 0 s
n2f 0 f
n1 0
L L
Transform of Derivatives (2)
– Example 1
– Example 2
2sin , 0 0,
sin cos , 0 0,
2 cos sin
f t t t f
f t t t t f
f t t t t
f 2
2s
2 f s
2 f
s
L L L
22 s
2
2f f
s
L L
cos , 0 1, 0 0,
2cos
f t t f f f t t
f s
2 f s
2 f , f
2s
2 s
L L L L
Solution of DE by Laplace Transform (1)
– Initial Value Problem
– Step 1: Apply Laplace transform (Subsidiary eqn.)
– Step 2: Solve algebraically for Y (Transfer function)
Solution
, 0
0, 0
1y ay by r t y K y K
2
0 0 0
s Y sy y a sY y bY R s
s Y
2 as b Y s a y 0 y 0 R s
21
Q s s as b
0 0
Y s s a y y Q s R s Q s
Solution of DE by Laplace Transform (2)
– If
– Step 3: Reduce Y to a sum of terms (partial fractions) and apply inverse transform
– Example: IVP – Step 1:
0 0, 0 0
y y
output input Q s Y s
R s L L
, 0 1, 0 1
y y t y y
Transfer Function
2 2
0 0 1 ,
s Y sy y Y s
s
2 1 Y s 1 1 s
2Solution of DE by Laplace Transform (3)
– Step 2:
– Step 3:
– Advantages of the Laplace transform method for solving DE
1) No need to determine a general sol. for a homogeneous eqn.
2) No need to determine an arbitrary constants in a general sol.
21
Q s 1
s
1 1
2s
21 1
2 1
21 1 1
21 1 1
2Y s Q Q
s s s s s s s
1
11
1 21
11
21 1
t
sinh
y t Y
s s s
e t t
- - - -
L L L L
Transform of Integrals (1)
– Proof
0t f d 1 s F s
L s 0, s k
1
0
1
t
f d F s
s
L
0
g t
tf d
0t
0t kM
kt1 M
ktg t f d M e d e e
k k
k 0
f t g t s g t g 0
L L L s k
Transform of Integrals (2)
– Example 1
– Example 2: Shifted data problem
f s s
21
2 , f t ?
L
1
2 2
1 1
sin t
s
L
1
2 2 0 2
1 1 1 1
sin 1 cos
t
d t
s s
L
1 1 1
2 , , 2 2
4 2 4
y y t y y
Transform of Integrals (3)
– Set
– Step 1:
– Step 2:
0
1 4 , 1 4
t t t
1 1
2 , 0 , 0 2 2
4 2
y y t y y
2
2
2 2
0 0 ,
s Y sy y Y
s s
22 1
2
22 1 0
2s 1 0
21 1
Y y y
s s
s s s s
2 sin 1 2 1 cos 1 2 cos 2 2 sin
y t t t t t t
Unit Step Function (1)
– Set back to
– Unit step function (Heaviside function)
– u(t) u(t-a)
1 4 t t
2 sin cos
y t t t t
0 if
1 if
t a u t a
t a
a 0
Unit Step Function (2)
– Usages
Time Shifting Theorem (1)
– “Shifted function”
– Proof
– Set
0 if
if
t a f t f t a u t a
f t a t a
f t a u t a e
asF s
L
1
as
f t a u t a L
-e
F s
0 0
s a
as as s
e
F s e
e
f d
e
f d
, ,
a t t a d dt
as as st
e
F s e
ae
f t a dt
Time Shifting Theorem (2)
– RHS is equivalent to
0 0
as as st st
e
F s e
e
f t a u t a dt
e
f t dt
– Example 1: Find the transform.
– Step 1:
– Step 2: Arrange each term in order for t-shifting theorem
22 if 0 1
2 if 1 2
cos if 2
t
f t t t
t t
2 1 1 1
2 1 1
2 2
f t u t t u t u t
2
1
21 1
1 1 1 1
2 t u t 2 t t 2 u t
L L
Application of Shifting Theorems (1)
cos 1
t u t 2
Application of Shifting Theorems (2)
3 2
1 1 1
2
e
ss s s
2 2
1
21 1 1 1 1
2 t u t 2 2 t 2 2 t 2 8 u t 2
L L
2
2
3 2
1
2 8
e
ss s s
cos 1 sin 1 1
2 2 2
t u t t u t
L L
2 2
1 1
e
ss
Application of Shifting Theorems (3)
– Add together
– Or other convenient form of t-shifting theorem
– Proof
2 2 1
31
21 1
3 2 2 22 2 8
s s s
f e e e
s s s s s s s s
L
2 2
1 1
e
ss
f t u t a e
as f t a
L L
,
f t a g t f t g t a
Application of Shifting Theorems (4)
– Then
22 2
1 1 1 1
1 1
2 2 2 2
s s
t u t e
t e
t t
L L L
3 2
1 1 1
2
e
ss s s
cos 1
2cos 1
2 sin
2 2
s s
t u t e
t e
t
L L L
2 2
1 1 e
ss
Application of Shifting Theorems (5)
Application of Shifting Theorems (6)
– Example 2: Find the inverse transform.
– Without the exponential functions in the numerator
– By the t-shifting theorem
– The second and third terms cancel each other when t>2
2 3
2 2 2 2 2
2
s s s
e e e
F s s s s
1 1
2sin t , sin t te ,
t
2 3
1 1
sin 1 1 sin 2 2
3
t3
f t t u t t u t
t e u t
Application of Shifting Theorems (7)
– Finally
2 30 if 0 1
sin if 1 2
0 if 2 3
if 3
3
tt
t t
f t t
t e t
Application of Shifting Theorems (8)
– Example 3: Response of RC-circuit to a single rectangular wave.
– Input:
– Governing DE
0
0
1
tRi t q t Ri t i d v t V u t a u t b
C C
V u t
0 a u t b
Application of Shifting Theorems (9)
– Subsidiary eqn.
– Solve algebraically for I(s)
– By the t-shifting theorem
I s V
0 as bsRI s e e
sC s
,
0 ,
1
0 1
as bs
V R V
t RCI s F s e e F s F e
s RC R
L
1 1
0
as bs
t a RC t b RC
i t I e F s e F s
V e u t a e u t b
R
L L
Application of Shifting Theorems (10)
– Finally
1
1 2
if if
t RC
t RC
K e a t b
i t K K e t b
1 0 a RC
,
2 0 b RCK V e R K V e R