Abstract
This paper deals with the step response of volume-terminated pneumatic transmission lines. The calculated response waveforms of the single line and the branched line systems on the basis of frequency characteristics-i.e. Brown's transmission line model and adiabatic load impedance-are presented and compared with experimental results As a consequence, the agreement between experiment and calculated results is good in all cases. Therefore, it may be concluded that the method of step response calculation on the basis of frequency characteristics is useful for the analysis of volume-terminated transmission line systems.
