ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Signal transfer function

Okay kiddo, let me explain what a signal transfer function is in a way that you can understand!

Imagine you have a toy truck with a remote control. When you move the joystick on the remote control, the truck moves in a certain way. The remote control is like the input signal, and the movement of the truck is like the output signal.

Now, let's say you want to know how the truck will move if you move the joystick in a specific way. You could come up with a formula that tells you what the output signal will be based on the input signal.

That formula is called the signal transfer function. It's like a special recipe that tells you how the input signal will be transformed into the output signal. It helps you predict what will happen to the signal as it travels through a system.

So basically, a signal transfer function is a way to figure out what will happen to a signal when you put it through a certain system, like the way you can figure out how your toy truck will move when you move the remote control joystick.