duration

Time during which condition is valid

Syntax

time = duration(condition)

Description

time = duration(condition) returns the length of time, in seconds, that condition stays true. Use this operator in the Requirements Table block.

Examples

Guard Transition with Temporal Condition

Transition out of the state when the variable x has been greater than or equal to 0 for longer than 0.1 seconds.

[duration(x>=0) > 0.1]

Determine Elapsed Time

Store the number of milliseconds since the variable x became greater than 5 and the state became active.

en,du:
   y = duration(x>5,msec);

Compare Duration Length to Input Data

Set a equal to 1 when the time that the input data u is greater than or equal to 0 exceeds the value of y. Otherwise, the block sets a equal to 0.

Input Arguments

condition — Logical condition

true | false

Logical condition, specified as true or false. You can specify the value of condition by using an expression that evaluates to true or false. The operator evaluates condition at each time step.

condition does not support expressions that depend on local or output data.

Example: duration(u)

Example: duration(u>=0)

Data Types: logical

time_unit — Units of time

sec (default) | msec | usec

Units of time that duration returns, specified in seconds (sec), milliseconds (msec), or microseconds (usec).

Data Types: enumerated

Output Arguments

time — Length of time

scalar double

Length of time, in seconds, that condition stays true, returned as a scalar double.

Tips

• The Requirements Table block resets the output of the duration operator if condition becomes false or if the block becomes inactive.