What is the method for finding peak time from a given diagram?

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To find the peak time from the given diagram, it's essential to identify the time after the step transition when the peak occurs, rather than simply measuring the first peak. The diagram lacks clear scales on the X and Y axes, which affects the accuracy of any measurements. The observed peak is positioned towards the left, complicating precise calculations. The expected answer of 0.0922s suggests a need for careful measurement, as it has three significant figures. Accurate determination of the peak time requires understanding the timing of the step transition, which does not start at t = 0.
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I am trying to find the peak time and %OS from the diagram

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I know how to get the %OS but for the peak time, isn't it just the time of the first peak, so around 1.1s? But the answer I am supposed to be getting is 0.0922s
 

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Your attached figure lacks information concerning the scales on the X and Y axes, and the observed peak is crowded towards the left side of the image and won't yield much in the way of accuracy for measurements made on it concerning that peak. The answer you claim that you're suppose to get for the time of the peak has three significant figures. Do you think you can measure to that kind of accuracy on the given image?

The peak time is likely to be the amount of time after the step transition that the peak occurs. Note that the step does not happen at t = 0 in the figure; the step occurs at t = 1 <something>. Where the <something> is meant to represent the units that aren't specified...
 
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