.BusinessSimulation.Converters.DiscreteDelay.DelayFixed

Information

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The real output y is the real input u delayed by a fixed delay time which can be constant (delayTime) or variable (u_delayTime) during the simulation.

y[t] = u[t - delayTime]

The input signal is thus effectively shifted forward in time.

During an initial period (at most as long as the initial delayTime or the maximumDelayTime when the delay time can vary over time), we need to provide information about the historical input u (e.g., the input before the start time of the simulation). The historical input can either be given by a constant value (either the initialValue or the initial input u) or by a function of time (usually a TableFunction), that will take the output connector y_lookupTime  as input and then provide the relevant historical input via the input connector u_history.

Notes

• The behavior for DelayInformation and DelayFixed are quite similiar, but there is a subtle difference:
  
  The DelayInformation models the delay in perceiving information where the recipient is aware of the delay time and thus will disregard informatiion that is older than the one he already has.
  
  In the case of a DelayFixed we will strictly delay any information given the actual delay time at any point in time and thus may receive information that is actually older than previous information when the delay time increases.


• Since information is stored within the component, a rectangle is used for the component to be reminiscent of a stock.


• The DelayFixed is an information delay, that is used to model delays in updating beliefs and perceptions; unlike a material delay matter is not conserved [20]. 


• The parameter init in the Advanced tab allows to select →InitializationOptions:
  
  • FixedValue (default) will use the parameter initialValue to determine the initial output y.
  
  
  • SteadyState will set the initial output y equal to the initial input u.
  
  
  • Free there will be no initial equation and thus the solver is free to find an initial output using initialValue as an initial guess.

See also

DelayInformation, Smooth, SmoothN, Conveyor

Revisions

• Removed unused parameter in v2.2.