Revision as of 15:53, 11 September 2008 by Ezarowny (Talk)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Time Invariance

A system is called time invariant if shifting it's input signal in time results in the same time shift propagated to its output.

Example of a Time Invariant System

Given the system $ y(t) = 10x(t) $


First, apply the time delay to the input $ x(t) $: $ w_1(t) = x(t-t_0) $

Then feed $ w(t) $ into the system: $ z_1(t) = 10x(t-t_0) $


Now, try using the system first: $ w_2(t)=10x(t) $

Applying the time delay: $ z_2(t) = 10x(t-t_0) $


Since $ z_1(t) = z_2(t) $ the system is Time Invariant.

Example of a Time Variant System

Alumni Liaison

To all math majors: "Mathematics is a wonderfully rich subject."

Dr. Paul Garrett