How do you work out wave envelopes and asymmetries?

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The discussion focuses on determining wave envelopes and asymmetries in waveforms. Participants suggest leveraging knowledge of the wave generation process to estimate the envelope around the peaks. Additionally, they emphasize the importance of understanding the exponential time constant to analyze the transition from the initial state to steady state effectively.

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  • Understanding of waveforms and their characteristics
  • Familiarity with exponential functions and time constants
  • Knowledge of signal processing techniques
  • Experience with graphical analysis of data plots
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Hi Say I took one or all of the four waves here:
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How would I go about working out the envelope around their peaks, or finding the exponential time constant from start to steady state?

Cheers!
 
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You'd need to guess.
Probably you should use your knowledge of how the plots were produced to help you to guess.
 

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