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This document provides the homework assignment for a control systems engineering course. It includes 7 problems related to modeling control systems, solving differential equations, applying Laplace transforms and theorems, and finding the solution to a differential equation. Students are asked to plot a function, model a water tank level control system, compare open and closed loop systems, solve a differential equation describing an RC circuit, take Laplace transforms of various functions, apply the initial value theorem, analyze a Laplace function using poles and the final value theorem, and solve a differential equation for graduate students.

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This document provides the homework assignment for a control systems engineering course. It includes 7 problems related to modeling control systems, solving differential equations, applying Laplace transforms and theorems, and finding the solution to a differential equation. Students are asked to plot a function, model a water tank level control system, compare open and closed loop systems, solve a differential equation describing an RC circuit, take Laplace transforms of various functions, apply the initial value theorem, analyze a Laplace function using poles and the final value theorem, and solve a differential equation for graduate students.

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ENGR 4220/5220: Control Systems

Professor Hill
University of Detroit Mercy, Winter 2014
Homework #2
Assigned: January 9, 2014
Due: January 16, 2014
Read Sections 2.1 and 2.3 of the book.
Recommended example problems: A-2-2, A-2-3, A-2-5, A-2-14
1. (10 points) Turn in a plot of y(t) = 5 2e2t sin(6t) for t [0, 4] with an appropriate title,
axis labels, and your name inserted in the plot somewhere (use MATLAB to put your name
in the plot, do not write it by hand). Be sure to use enough points in the t vector so that
the plot is smooth. You may refer to the web page http://ctms.engin.umich.edu
if you need extra help. Specifically, you can go to the BASICS > MATLAB link, or the
INDEX > Extras > Plot link.
2. (20 points)
(a) In class we examined an automotive cruise control system as a block diagram consisting of a Controller, a Plant, a Sensor, and an Actuator. Generate an analogous
diagram for a closed-loop control system to maintain the water level in a tank that has
a single inlet valve (that can be controlled) and an unknown leak. An example of a
closed-loop system such as this is the tank on a toilet. Identify all of the blocks of
the closed-loop system and the various signals in the loop such as the Reference, the
Output, and the Disturbances. In a sentence or two, explain the logic the controller
might use.

(b) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the control system described above compared to an open-loop version of the system. Be specific to this example.

3. (25 points) Consider the above RC circuit which is one implementation of a low-pass filter.
The differential equation describing this circuit is given below, where ei (t) is the input voltage applied to the circuit and eo (t) is the output voltage across the capacitor C.
RC e o (t) + eo (t) = ei (t)
(a) Consider that the capacitor has built up a charge so that the voltage across it is 3 Volts
when at time t = 0 the voltage applied to the circuit is removed (eo (0) = 3 and
ei (t) = 0). If R = 5 Ohms and C = 2 Farads, determine how the output voltage
across the capacitor eo (t) changes as a function of time. In other words, solve the given
differential equation for eo (t).
(b) How would you change the resistance and/or capacitance of the circuit to increase the
rate at which the output voltage decays? Explain.

4. (15 points) Use the tables on pages 18-20 to find the Laplace transforms of the following
functions:
(a) fa (t) = t + e4t sin 2t
R
(b) fb (t) = (1 e5t ) dt, assume zero initial conditions
(c) fc (t) = t2 e5t

5. (10 points) Given the following function F (s), apply the Initial Value Theorem to find
f (0+).
F (s) =

5(s + 3)
s(s + 2)(s + 5)

6. (20 points) Consider the following Laplace function


F (s) =

s+3
s2 + 6s + 13

(a) Find the poles of the above function F (s). What does this tell us about the corresponding time function f (t)?
(b) Obtain f () using the final value theorem. Does this agree with the answer you found
in Part (a)?

The following problem is for students enrolled in ENGR 5220 only:


7. (20 points) Find the solution y(t) of the differential equation 10y + 5y = 2t if y(0) = 3.

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