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I am drawing a block diagram of a mixing system using the code below:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

I want to get rid of extra arrow heads/notches that can be seen easily on right side on the periphery of the red nodes labelled Mic1 and Mic2. Can someone suggest what I might be doing wrong here? Thanks in advance.
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I am drawing a block diagram of a mixing system using the code below:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

I want to get rid of extra arrow heads/notches that can be seen easily on right side on the periphery of the red nodes labelled Mic1 and Mic2. Can someone suggest what I might be doing wrong here? Thanks in advance.
tikz-pgf arrows tikz-arrows
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Hi, welcome. Use--instead ofedge, see e.g. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15567/…, tex.stackexchange.com/questions/169564/… or tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82326/…
– Torbjørn T.
11 hours ago
Solved my problem. Thanks for quick response.
– Muhammad Umair Khan
11 hours ago
add a comment |
I am drawing a block diagram of a mixing system using the code below:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

I want to get rid of extra arrow heads/notches that can be seen easily on right side on the periphery of the red nodes labelled Mic1 and Mic2. Can someone suggest what I might be doing wrong here? Thanks in advance.
tikz-pgf arrows tikz-arrows
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I am drawing a block diagram of a mixing system using the code below:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

I want to get rid of extra arrow heads/notches that can be seen easily on right side on the periphery of the red nodes labelled Mic1 and Mic2. Can someone suggest what I might be doing wrong here? Thanks in advance.
tikz-pgf arrows tikz-arrows
tikz-pgf arrows tikz-arrows
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Hi, welcome. Use--instead ofedge, see e.g. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15567/…, tex.stackexchange.com/questions/169564/… or tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82326/…
– Torbjørn T.
11 hours ago
Solved my problem. Thanks for quick response.
– Muhammad Umair Khan
11 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Hi, welcome. Use--instead ofedge, see e.g. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15567/…, tex.stackexchange.com/questions/169564/… or tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82326/…
– Torbjørn T.
11 hours ago
Solved my problem. Thanks for quick response.
– Muhammad Umair Khan
11 hours ago
1
1
Hi, welcome. Use
-- instead of edge, see e.g. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15567/…, tex.stackexchange.com/questions/169564/… or tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82326/…– Torbjørn T.
11 hours ago
Hi, welcome. Use
-- instead of edge, see e.g. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15567/…, tex.stackexchange.com/questions/169564/… or tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82326/…– Torbjørn T.
11 hours ago
Solved my problem. Thanks for quick response.
– Muhammad Umair Khan
11 hours ago
Solved my problem. Thanks for quick response.
– Muhammad Umair Khan
11 hours ago
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As indicated on page 188 of the TikZ 3.14b manual, to ensure that arrows are only drawn when the path actually exists, simply add the tips=proper option to the tikzpicture environment.
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]

documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]standalone
%usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
%beginfigure
%centering
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw,blue, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
%endfigure
enddocument
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Correct arrows you obtain also if you define edges as:
every edge/.style = draw, -Latex
Off-topic: see if the following code is useful to you:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibraryarrows.meta,
calc,
positioning
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture[
node distance = 11mm and 13mm,
ar/.style = draw,-Latex,
box/.style = draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, fill=green,
RC/.style = circle, draw, fill=red!30, inner sep=4pt,
node contents=,
BN/.style = text=blue,
every label/.style = font=tiny, align=center, inner sep=2pt,
every edge/.style = ar
]
%
node (s1) [BN] $s_3(t)$;
node (s2) [BN,below=of s1] $s_2(t)$;
node (s3) [BN,below=of s2] $s_1(t)$;
%
node (c1) [RC, right=of $(s1)!0.5!(s2)$, label=275:Mic 1];
node (c2) [RC, below=of c1, label=275:Mic 2];
%
node (b1) [box, right=of $(c1)!0.5!(c2)$,
label=below:Unmixing System] ;
%
draw[ar] (c1 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_1(t)$;
draw[ar] (b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_2(t)$;
draw[ar] (c2 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_3(t)$;
%
draw (s1.east) edge (c1)
(s1.east) edge (c2)
(s2.east) edge (c1)
(s2.east) edge (c2)
(s3.east) edge (c1)
(s3.east) edge (c2)
%
(c1) edge (c1 -| b1.west)
(c2) edge (c2 -| b1.west)
;
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

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As indicated on page 188 of the TikZ 3.14b manual, to ensure that arrows are only drawn when the path actually exists, simply add the tips=proper option to the tikzpicture environment.
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]

documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]standalone
%usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
%beginfigure
%centering
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw,blue, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
%endfigure
enddocument
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As indicated on page 188 of the TikZ 3.14b manual, to ensure that arrows are only drawn when the path actually exists, simply add the tips=proper option to the tikzpicture environment.
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]

documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]standalone
%usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
%beginfigure
%centering
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw,blue, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
%endfigure
enddocument
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As indicated on page 188 of the TikZ 3.14b manual, to ensure that arrows are only drawn when the path actually exists, simply add the tips=proper option to the tikzpicture environment.
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]

documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]standalone
%usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
%beginfigure
%centering
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw,blue, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
%endfigure
enddocument
As indicated on page 188 of the TikZ 3.14b manual, to ensure that arrows are only drawn when the path actually exists, simply add the tips=proper option to the tikzpicture environment.
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]

documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]standalone
%usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibrarypatterns,positioning,calc,shapes,arrows, quotes, angles
begindocument
%beginfigure
%centering
begintikzpicture[tips=proper]
node [rectangle, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, color=black, fill=green, inner sep=0cm, label=below:tinyUnmixing System] (unmixing_sys) ;
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.130, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 1] (mic1);
node [left=30pt of unmixing_sys.230, draw, circle, color=black, fill=red, minimum size=0.45cm, label=below:tinyMic 2] (mic2);
node [above left=10pt and 30pt of mic1] (s3)colorblue$s_3(t)$;
node [below left=10pt and 30pt of mic2] (s1)colorblue$s_1(t)$;
node (s2) at ($(s1)!0.5!(s3)$) colorblue$s_2(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic2.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s1.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s2.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (s3.0) -- (mic1.180);
path [anchor=south, draw,blue, -latex'] (mic1.0) edge node [above] $x_1(t)$ (unmixing_sys.130);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (mic2.0) edge node [above] $x_2(t)$ (unmixing_sys.230);
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.50] (s1hat) colorblue$hats_1(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.0] (s2hat) colorblue$hats_2(t)$;
node [right=15pt of unmixing_sys.310] (s3hat) colorblue$hats_3(t)$;
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.50) -- (s1hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.0) -- (s2hat);
path [anchor=south, draw, -latex'] (unmixing_sys.310) -- (s3hat);
endtikzpicture
%endfigure
enddocument
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Correct arrows you obtain also if you define edges as:
every edge/.style = draw, -Latex
Off-topic: see if the following code is useful to you:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibraryarrows.meta,
calc,
positioning
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture[
node distance = 11mm and 13mm,
ar/.style = draw,-Latex,
box/.style = draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, fill=green,
RC/.style = circle, draw, fill=red!30, inner sep=4pt,
node contents=,
BN/.style = text=blue,
every label/.style = font=tiny, align=center, inner sep=2pt,
every edge/.style = ar
]
%
node (s1) [BN] $s_3(t)$;
node (s2) [BN,below=of s1] $s_2(t)$;
node (s3) [BN,below=of s2] $s_1(t)$;
%
node (c1) [RC, right=of $(s1)!0.5!(s2)$, label=275:Mic 1];
node (c2) [RC, below=of c1, label=275:Mic 2];
%
node (b1) [box, right=of $(c1)!0.5!(c2)$,
label=below:Unmixing System] ;
%
draw[ar] (c1 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_1(t)$;
draw[ar] (b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_2(t)$;
draw[ar] (c2 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_3(t)$;
%
draw (s1.east) edge (c1)
(s1.east) edge (c2)
(s2.east) edge (c1)
(s2.east) edge (c2)
(s3.east) edge (c1)
(s3.east) edge (c2)
%
(c1) edge (c1 -| b1.west)
(c2) edge (c2 -| b1.west)
;
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

add a comment |
Correct arrows you obtain also if you define edges as:
every edge/.style = draw, -Latex
Off-topic: see if the following code is useful to you:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibraryarrows.meta,
calc,
positioning
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture[
node distance = 11mm and 13mm,
ar/.style = draw,-Latex,
box/.style = draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, fill=green,
RC/.style = circle, draw, fill=red!30, inner sep=4pt,
node contents=,
BN/.style = text=blue,
every label/.style = font=tiny, align=center, inner sep=2pt,
every edge/.style = ar
]
%
node (s1) [BN] $s_3(t)$;
node (s2) [BN,below=of s1] $s_2(t)$;
node (s3) [BN,below=of s2] $s_1(t)$;
%
node (c1) [RC, right=of $(s1)!0.5!(s2)$, label=275:Mic 1];
node (c2) [RC, below=of c1, label=275:Mic 2];
%
node (b1) [box, right=of $(c1)!0.5!(c2)$,
label=below:Unmixing System] ;
%
draw[ar] (c1 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_1(t)$;
draw[ar] (b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_2(t)$;
draw[ar] (c2 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_3(t)$;
%
draw (s1.east) edge (c1)
(s1.east) edge (c2)
(s2.east) edge (c1)
(s2.east) edge (c2)
(s3.east) edge (c1)
(s3.east) edge (c2)
%
(c1) edge (c1 -| b1.west)
(c2) edge (c2 -| b1.west)
;
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

add a comment |
Correct arrows you obtain also if you define edges as:
every edge/.style = draw, -Latex
Off-topic: see if the following code is useful to you:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibraryarrows.meta,
calc,
positioning
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture[
node distance = 11mm and 13mm,
ar/.style = draw,-Latex,
box/.style = draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, fill=green,
RC/.style = circle, draw, fill=red!30, inner sep=4pt,
node contents=,
BN/.style = text=blue,
every label/.style = font=tiny, align=center, inner sep=2pt,
every edge/.style = ar
]
%
node (s1) [BN] $s_3(t)$;
node (s2) [BN,below=of s1] $s_2(t)$;
node (s3) [BN,below=of s2] $s_1(t)$;
%
node (c1) [RC, right=of $(s1)!0.5!(s2)$, label=275:Mic 1];
node (c2) [RC, below=of c1, label=275:Mic 2];
%
node (b1) [box, right=of $(c1)!0.5!(c2)$,
label=below:Unmixing System] ;
%
draw[ar] (c1 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_1(t)$;
draw[ar] (b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_2(t)$;
draw[ar] (c2 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_3(t)$;
%
draw (s1.east) edge (c1)
(s1.east) edge (c2)
(s2.east) edge (c1)
(s2.east) edge (c2)
(s3.east) edge (c1)
(s3.east) edge (c2)
%
(c1) edge (c1 -| b1.west)
(c2) edge (c2 -| b1.west)
;
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

Correct arrows you obtain also if you define edges as:
every edge/.style = draw, -Latex
Off-topic: see if the following code is useful to you:
documentclassarticle
usepackagepgfplots
usetikzlibraryarrows.meta,
calc,
positioning
begindocument
beginfigure
centering
begintikzpicture[
node distance = 11mm and 13mm,
ar/.style = draw,-Latex,
box/.style = draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=3cm, fill=green,
RC/.style = circle, draw, fill=red!30, inner sep=4pt,
node contents=,
BN/.style = text=blue,
every label/.style = font=tiny, align=center, inner sep=2pt,
every edge/.style = ar
]
%
node (s1) [BN] $s_3(t)$;
node (s2) [BN,below=of s1] $s_2(t)$;
node (s3) [BN,below=of s2] $s_1(t)$;
%
node (c1) [RC, right=of $(s1)!0.5!(s2)$, label=275:Mic 1];
node (c2) [RC, below=of c1, label=275:Mic 2];
%
node (b1) [box, right=of $(c1)!0.5!(c2)$,
label=below:Unmixing System] ;
%
draw[ar] (c1 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_1(t)$;
draw[ar] (b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_2(t)$;
draw[ar] (c2 -| b1.east) -- ++ (1,0) node [BN, right] $hats_3(t)$;
%
draw (s1.east) edge (c1)
(s1.east) edge (c2)
(s2.east) edge (c1)
(s2.east) edge (c2)
(s3.east) edge (c1)
(s3.east) edge (c2)
%
(c1) edge (c1 -| b1.west)
(c2) edge (c2 -| b1.west)
;
endtikzpicture
endfigure
enddocument

answered 9 hours ago
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