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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: unit impulse
Synonym1: Dirac impulse
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Symbol: δ(t)
Definition: distribution, defined as the limit of a positive function, equal to zero outside a small interval containing the origin, the integral of which remains equal to one when this interval tends to zero

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SEE: Figure 4a) and IEC 60027-6.

Note 1 to entry: A distribution assigns a number to any function f(t), sufficiently smooth for t = t0 [see CEI 60050-103:2009, 103-03-05].

The Dirac impulse does this according to

f( t 0 )= δ ( t t 0 )f( t )dt MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHXgaruavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaiqaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadAgadaqadaqaaiaadshadaWgaaWcbaGaaGimaaqabaaakiaawIcacaGLPaaacqGH9aqpdaWdXbqaaiaabs7aaSqaaiabgkHiTiabg6HiLcqaaiabg6HiLcqdcqGHRiI8aOWaaeWaaeaacaWG0bGaeyOeI0IaamiDamaaBaaaleaacaaIWaaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaaiaadAgadaqadaqaaiaadshaaiaawIcacaGLPaaacaqGKbGaamiDaaaa@4CD4@ .

Note 2 to entry: Any shape with area 1 may be used for the definition of δ(t), e.g. a rectangular pulse with width τ and height τ–1, or a triangular pulse, as shown in Figure 4a), as well as a Gaussian function

1 τ π e t 2 τ 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHXgaruavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaiqaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaamaalaaabaGaaGymaaqaaiabes8a0jabgwSixpaakaaabaGaeqiWdahaleqaaaaakiabgwSixlaadwgadaahaaWcbeqaaiabgkHiTiaaykW7caaMc8+aaSaaaeaacaWG0bWaaWbaaWqabeaacaaIYaaaaaWcbaacdaGae8hXdq3aaWbaaWqabeaacaaIYaaaaaaaaaaaaa@4823@ .

Note 3 to entry: Any of the shapes mentioned in Note 2 to entry with τ much smaller than the smallest time constant at work in the system under consideration may be used for a technical approximation of the Dirac impulse.

Note 4 to entry: In control technology the Dirac function is mainly important for the definition of impulses and exclusively used as a function of time. Therefore the term Dirac impulse is used and the definition is adapted accordingly.


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