Impulse response of zero-order hold

1. What does zero-order hold do?
2. What is zero-order hold and first order hold?
3. How do you find the zero-order hold?
4. What is ZOH and FOH?

What does zero-order hold do?

The zero-order hold (ZOH) is a mathematical model of the practical signal reconstruction done by a conventional digital-to-analog converter (DAC). That is, it describes the effect of converting a discrete-time signal to a continuous-time signal by holding each sample value for one sample interval.

What is zero-order hold and first order hold?

Zero Order means the function is constant, we interpolate the same value in the missing parts. First order means we can use linear function to interpolate (Line with a slope). Hold means we hold the parameters to be the same until the next sample.

How do you find the zero-order hold?

The zero-order hold is a method which is widely used to reconstruct the signals in real time. In the zero-order hold reconstruction method, the continuous signal is reconstructed from its samples by holding the given sample for an interval until the next sample is received.

What is ZOH and FOH?

In large sampling period nonlinear systems, the Taylor series method was used to improve the performance of the controller. First-order hold (FOH) and zero-order hold (ZOH) are used respectively in the discretization of input time-delay systems. The sampled-data representation of FOH and ZOH are both described.