control.parallel

control.parallel(sys1, sys2)

Return the parallel connection sys1 + sys2.

Parameters:

sys1: scalar, StateSpace, TransferFunction, or FRD

sys2: scalar, StateSpace, TransferFunction, or FRD

Returns:

out: scalar, StateSpace, or TransferFunction

Raises:

ValueError

if sys1 and sys2 do not have the same numbers of inputs and outputs

See also

series, feedback

Notes

This function is a wrapper for the __add__ function in the StateSpace and TransferFunction classes. The output type is usually the type of sys1. If sys1 is a scalar, then the output type is the type of sys2.

If both systems have a defined timebase (dt = 0 for continuous time, dt > 0 for discrete time), then the timebase for both systems must match. If only one of the system has a timebase, the return timebase will be set to match it.

Examples

>>> sys3 = parallel(sys1, sys2) # Same as sys3 = sys1 + sys2.