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Question Paper Code: 55336: B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOV./DEC. 2011 Regulations 2008

This document contains a question paper for an examination on control systems. It has 15 questions divided into 3 parts. Part A contains 10 short answer questions related to concepts in control systems like open-loop and closed-loop systems, block diagrams, time and frequency response characteristics, stability analysis etc. Part B contains 5 long answer numerical problems related to time and frequency domain analysis, design of controllers, root locus, state variable analysis etc. Part C contains 2 long answer problems on state space representation and sampled data control systems. The questions test the students' understanding of key concepts and ability to analyze and design control systems.

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Question Paper Code: 55336: B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOV./DEC. 2011 Regulations 2008

This document contains a question paper for an examination on control systems. It has 15 questions divided into 3 parts. Part A contains 10 short answer questions related to concepts in control systems like open-loop and closed-loop systems, block diagrams, time and frequency response characteristics, stability analysis etc. Part B contains 5 long answer numerical problems related to time and frequency domain analysis, design of controllers, root locus, state variable analysis etc. Part C contains 2 long answer problems on state space representation and sampled data control systems. The questions test the students' understanding of key concepts and ability to analyze and design control systems.

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Question Paper Code: 55336


B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOV./DEC. 2011
Regulations 2008
Fourth Semester
Electronics and Communication Engineering
EC 2255 Control Systems
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL Questions
Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Dene open-loop and closed-loop control systems.
2. What i s meant by block diagram of a control system? What are the basic com-
ponents of a block diagram?
3. The damping ratio and natural frequency of oscillation of a second order system i s
0.5 and 8 rad/sec respectively. Calculate resonant peak and resonant frequency.
4. With reference to time response of a control system, dene Rise time.
5. Name the parameters which constitute frequency domain specications.
6. Write the MATLAB command for plotting Bode diagram
Y (s)
U(s)
=
4s + 6
s
3
+ 3s
2
+ 8s + 6
.
7. State any two limitations of Routh-stability criterion.
8. Dene stability of a system.
9. What are the advantages of State-Space approach?
10. What is alias i n sampling process?
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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) (i) Consider the mechanical system shown below. Identify the variables and
write the dierential equation. (6)
(ii) Draw the torque-voltage electrical analogous circuit for the following me-
chanical system shown . (4)
(iii) Obtain the transfer function of the following electrical network. (6)
OR
11. (b) (i) For the signal ow graph shown below, nd C(s)/R(s) by using Masons
gain formula. (10)
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(ii) Find the transfer function
C(S)
R(S)
of block diagram shown below. (6)
12. (a) (i) Derive an expression to nd steady state error of a closed loop control
system. (6)
(ii) The closed loop transfer function of a second order system i s given by
T(s) =
100
s
2
+ 10s + 100
. Determine the damping ratio, natural frequency
of oscillations, rise time, settling time and peak overshoot. (10)
OR
12. (b) Consider a unity feedback system with open-loop transfer function, G(s) =
75
(s + 1)(s + 3)(s + 8)
. Design a PID controller to satisfy the following speci-
cations :
(i) The Steady-State error for unit ramp input should be less than 0.08
(ii) Damping ratio = 0.8 and
(iii) Natural frequency of oscillation = 2.5 rad/sec.
State the expressions for the transfer function of the PID controller and for the
open loop transfer function of the compensated system. (16)
13. (a) (i) Sketch the Bode magnitude plot for the transfer function G(s) =
100(1 + 0.1s)
(1 + 0.01s)(1 +s)
.
(8)
(ii) Draw the polar plot for the following Transfer function G(s) =
10(s + 2)
s(s + 1)(s + 3)
.
(8)
OR
13. (b) A unity feedback control system has, G(S) =
10
S(S + 1)
. Design a lead compen-
sator such that the closed loop system will satisfy the following specications
:
Static velocity error constant = 20 sec.
Phase margin = 50

Gain margin 10 dB.


Draw the Bode plots and explain. (16)
14. (a) (i) A certain unity negative feedback control system has the following open
loop transfer function G(s)H(s) =
K
s(s + 2)(s
2
+ 2s + 5)
. Find the break-
away points and draw Root Locus for 0 . (12)
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(ii) List the advantages of Rouths array method of examining stability of a
control system. (4)
OR
14. (b) Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with open loop transfer function
G(s)H(s) =
K(1 + 0.4s)(s + 1)
(1 + 8s)(s 1)
and determine the range of K for which the
system is stable. (16)
15. (a) (i) Find the state variable equation for a mechanical system (spring-mass-
damper system) shown below. (8)
(ii) A LTI system is characterized by the state equation
[
x
1
x
2
]
=
[
1 0
1 1
] [
x
1
x
2
]
+
[
0
1
]
u
where u i s a unit step function. Compute the solution of these equation
assuming initial condition x
0
=
[
1
0
]
. Use inverse Laplace transform
technique. (8)
OR
15. (b) A sampled data control systems is shown in the gure below:
Find the open loop pulse transfer function, if the controller gain i s unity with
sampling time 0.5 seconds. (16)
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