Second-Order Response
Calculate damping ratio response metrics such as overshoot, settling time, and damped natural frequency.
Settling time
1.09 s
2.0% final-value band
Overshoot
20.53 %
underdamped
Damped natural frequency
7.14 rad/s
oscillation rate when underdamped
Calculation breakdown
Unit-step transient response
The curve shows overshoot, damping decay, and the selected settling band.
underdamped, Ts = 1.09 s
Damping regime
underdamped
damping ratio 0.450
First peak
0.440 s
20.53% overshoot
Decay envelope
3.60 1/s
time constant 0.278 s
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