Method of Fractional Overshoot
The method of fractional overshoot can be useful for damping ratios between about 0.5 and 0.8. The fractional overshoot OS is
where xp is the amplitude of the first peak of the step response and xf is the settling amplitude. Then the damping ratio is
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