B.E. / B.Tech.
DEGREE EXAMINATION,
Fifth semester
EC 1304 – CONTROL SYSTEMS
(Regulation 2004)
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
(Provide semilog, polar graph)
Answer All Questions
PART A – (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Write Mason’s gain formula.
2. What are the basic components of an automatic control systems?
3. Define rise time for a second order under damped system.
4. Define Routh Hurwitz stability criterion.
5. State Nyquist stability criterion.
6. Mention three frequency domain specification.
7. What are the merits of lead – lag network?
8. What is the basic characteristic of lag compensator?
9. What is a serve amplifier?
10. What are the applications of servomotor?
PART B – (5 X 16 = 80)
11. a) Using Mason’s gain formula find C/R. (16)
H1 H2 H3
R
C
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
(Or)
b) Find C/R using block diagram reduction technique. (16)
5/s
R
C
2
10 20/(s+5) 100/s
2/s
12. a) The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is
k (1 + 0.5s )(1 + 2 s )
G(s) = s 2 ( s 2 + 4 s + 5)
. Determine the position, velocity and
acceleration error constants and the steady state error for
1. Unit ramp
2. Unit step
3. Unit parabolic inputs. (16)
(Or)
b) (i) Check the stability of a system with characteristic equation
s4 + s3 + 20 s2 + 9 s + 100 = 0 using the Routh Hurwitz criterion. (6)
(ii) List all the rules to construct a root locus and explain. (10)
13. a) Determine resonant frequency, peak resonance for the system whose
C ( s) 5
transfer function is given by R ( S ) = s 2 + 2 s + 5 (16)
(Or)
b)(i) Explain the procedure to determine the stability of the closed loop
system when open loop transfer function G(s)H(s) is given using
Nyquist stability criterion. (6)
(ii) Rules and explanation. (16)
14. a) Describe the design procedure for a lag compensator. (16)
(Or)
b) i)Discuss the limitations and effects of phase lead compensation. (8)
ii) Discuss the conditions in which phase lead network cannot be
used successfully. (8)
15. a) Derive the transfer function of a field controlled dc servomotor. (16)
(Or)
b) Describe the construction and operating principle of a stepper
motor. (16)