Pole Positions and Step Response

This applet shows the relationship between pole positions of the transfer function H(s) and the step response y(t).

First Order Systems:

Second Order Systems:

Click on the pole positions to see the corresponding step response. Click on the poles and drag to another position to see how the step response changes.

Compatibility Notes:

• Netscape 4.04 - requires JDK 1.1 patch.
• All updates and fixes for Netscape browsers under all platforms can be found here at http://developer.netscape.com/software/jdk/download.html
• MRJ for Mac running IE3.01, Windows 95 IE4.0, and Sun's Appletviewer are fully compatible. Sun's appletviewer can be downloaded from http://www.javasoft.com
• Netscape 4.05 DOES NOT work with the latest Java libraries (JDK1.1) for unknown reasons