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So, to overcome this drawback, use signal flow graphs (representation). In the next two chapters, we will discuss about the concepts related to signal flow graphs, i.e., how to represent signal flow graph from a given block diagram and calculation of transfer function just by using a gain formula without doing any reduction process. Rotational Mechanical Systems Block Diagrams Signal Flow Graph Method Signal Flow Graph-Cont. Algebra of SFG: 1 Output variable of a node = weighted sum (by the gains of branches) of all incoming branches. x 2 = ax 1, x 3 = bx 2 ex 4, x 4 = cx 3 + fx 2, x 5 = dx4 2 Parallel branches Note: all branches must be in same direction (otherwise they form a loop). Introduction 3 • A signal-flow graph consists of a network in which nodes are connected by directed branches. • It depicts the flow of signals from one point of a system to another and gives the relationships among the signals. 4. Signal flow diagram