Introduction to Bode Plots

In this video we introduce the concept of Bode plots including what they represent, how they are generated, as well as how to use Matlab tools to work with Bode plots.

Topics and time stamps:
1:19 – Introduction
5:29 – Defining a Bode plot
8:42 – Demonstration with a real mass, spring, damper system
20:58 – Definition of decibels
30:31 – Workflow to generate a Bode plot
32:34 – Manually creating a Bode plot in Matlab
39:04 – Using Matlab’s ‘bode’ command

Additional videos in this series:
-Frequency Domain Analysis: Introduction and Theory (TBD)
-Introduction to Bode Plots (   • Introduction to Bode Plots  )
-Resonant Frequency of a Dynamic System (   • Resonant Frequency of a Dynamic System  )
-Understanding and Sketching Individual Bode Plot Components (   • Understanding and Sketching Individua...  )
-Bode Plots of Complex Transfer Functions (   • Bode Plots of Complex Transfer Functions  )