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Root Locus in SciLab Tutorial

After saving or printing graphs in Scilab, the gset terminal x11 command must be used to reset the environment so that subsequent graphs will be displayed onscreen instead of just being saved or printed. Scilab is a free software similar to Maple that can perform symbolic manipulation unlike Matlab. It contains helpful demos that can be accessed by clicking the Demos button on the toolbar. Transfer functions in Scilab are easily created using the poly and syslin commands. The root locus of a transfer function can be plotted using the evans command.

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Root Locus in SciLab Tutorial

After saving or printing graphs in Scilab, the gset terminal x11 command must be used to reset the environment so that subsequent graphs will be displayed onscreen instead of just being saved or printed. Scilab is a free software similar to Maple that can perform symbolic manipulation unlike Matlab. It contains helpful demos that can be accessed by clicking the Demos button on the toolbar. Transfer functions in Scilab are easily created using the poly and syslin commands. The root locus of a transfer function can be plotted using the evans command.

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After saving or printing, reset the environment with the command gset terminal x11, or else any

subsequent graphs will be saved/printed without being displayed onscreen.

SciLab
Scilab is a free software package similar to Maple. Its syntax is considerably different from Matlab,
but Scilab can perform symbolic manipulation, unlike Matlab. It includes excellent demos, as found
by pressing the "Demos" button on the toolbar.

Creating transfer functions


This is perhaps the easiest task of all. Just type the following:
s = poly(0, "s");
L = syslin('c', 3e4 * (0.05*s + 1)^2 / ((s+1)^3 * (0.01*s + 1)));

The poly command simply defines a polynomial with the symbol "s." Don't forget it! Simply type L to
see the transfer function you've just defined.

The graph commands


Root locus
For root locus, use evans(L).
s = poly(0, "s");
L = syslin('c', 3e4 * (0.05*s + 1)^2 / ((s+1)^3 * (0.01*s + 1)));
evans(L, 2.6);

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