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Closed loop frequency response analysis allows obtaining the frequency response of a control system more easily than the time response. Frequency domain specifications like resonance peak, resonance frequency, and bandwidth can be obtained from the closed loop frequency response and related to time domain specifications. The resonance peak depends on the damping factor, with lower damping leading to higher overshoot and resonance peak. Bandwidth indicates the system's ability to reproduce input signals in the output and is related to rise time, with larger bandwidth providing faster response. Nichols charts plot constant magnitude circles on gain-phase planes, making it more convenient than polar plots for control system design.

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Nichols Chart IESL

Closed loop frequency response analysis allows obtaining the frequency response of a control system more easily than the time response. Frequency domain specifications like resonance peak, resonance frequency, and bandwidth can be obtained from the closed loop frequency response and related to time domain specifications. The resonance peak depends on the damping factor, with lower damping leading to higher overshoot and resonance peak. Bandwidth indicates the system's ability to reproduce input signals in the output and is related to rise time, with larger bandwidth providing faster response. Nichols charts plot constant magnitude circles on gain-phase planes, making it more convenient than polar plots for control system design.

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Closed Loop Frequency Response

Usually we are interested in the time response of a control system. But this is
often difficult to obtain. On the other hand frequency response of a system
could be obtained more easily. Bode plots and polar plots could be
used to represent them graphically.

If time domain specifications are given, frequency domain specifications can


be easily obtained. The design of a controller or compensator is carried out
in frequency domain. The frequency response of the compensated system can
now be translated back to estimate the time response.

Specifications in frequency response analysis


Resonance peak, Mr : This is the maximum of the magnitude of the closed loop
frequency response.

It is seen that, Mr solely depends on the damping factor . A small value of it


corresponds to large overshoot in time response and large resonance peak in
frequency response.
Resonance frequency, r : This is the frequency at which resonance peak occurs.

Bandwidth: b
It is defined as the range of frequencies for which the magnitude of the
frequency response is more than -3db. The frequency at which the gain is -3db,
is known as the cut off frequency. Signals with frequencies above this frequency
are attenuated. Bandwidth is a measure of the ability of the system to
reproduce the input signals in the output. It also throws light on noise rejection
capabilities of the system. More significantly it indicates the rise time of time
response of the system for a given damping factor. Fast response or small
rise time is obtained for systems with large bandwidth.
M(j )
M(j )
Mr
1
1
1/2


r b
Constant M circle

Consider the close loop transfer function of unity feedback system, as follows

G ( s)
M (s)
1 G ( s)

Therefore close loop frequency is given by,

G ( jw)
M ( jw)
1 G ( jw)
Open loop response

(-1,0j)

1+G(jw1)

G(jw1)

w1
Therefore finally we get,
Nichols Charts

Though the constant M circles plotted on polar coordinates are useful in the
design of control systems, it is more convenient to plot them on gain phase plane
(gain in decibels V s phase in degrees).
It is easier to construct a Bode plot of G(s) rather than polar plot. From this
it is easier to read resonance peak and other frequency domain specifications
which may be used in the design.
Nichols Charts

Take only
magnitude part

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