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Modern Control Technology Components & Systems (2nd Ed.)

This document is a mid-semester test for a mechatronics course taken place on March 9, 2019. It contains 12 questions related to mechatronics topics like analog and digital control systems, pressure sensors, rotary variable differential transformers, optical encoders, signal conditioning processes, amplifiers, filters, microprocessor protection circuits, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters, and Wheatstone bridges. The test is closed book, worth 30% of the student's grade, and lasts 2 hours.

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Modern Control Technology Components & Systems (2nd Ed.)

This document is a mid-semester test for a mechatronics course taken place on March 9, 2019. It contains 12 questions related to mechatronics topics like analog and digital control systems, pressure sensors, rotary variable differential transformers, optical encoders, signal conditioning processes, amplifiers, filters, microprocessor protection circuits, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters, and Wheatstone bridges. The test is closed book, worth 30% of the student's grade, and lasts 2 hours.

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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division


Second Semester 2018-2019

Mid-Semester Test
(EC-2 Regular)

Course No. : AE ZG511


Course Title : MECHATRONICS
Nature of Exam : Closed Book
Weightage : 30% No. of Pages =2
Duration : 2 Hours No. of Questions = 12
Date of Exam : 09/03/2019 (FN)
Note:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1. Compare and contrast Analogue Digital control systems [3]


Q.2. A pressure sensor has following information in its specificaiton
Range: 0 to 1900 Kpa
Non-linearity error :+/- 0.26% of full range
Hysterersis error : +/- 0.05% of full range.
The process requires that the error should not exceed +/- 4.5 Kpa. Is the pressure
sensor suitable for the application. [2]

Q.3. Explain the working of Rotary variable differential transformer (RVDT) [2]

Q.4. Why Gray code is used in optical encoder ? [2]

Q.5. State breifely objectives of signal conditioning processes [2]

Q.6. Derive the relation between output voltage (v0) and input voltages (v1 and v2). What
is the name of this amplifier configutation? [3 + 1 = 4]

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Q.7. Calculate Load and zener current assuming the source voltage as 25 V. [3]

Q.8. Draw typical characteristics of low pass filters. State the differnce between active and
passive filter with a sketch [1 + 2 = 3]

Q.9. Draw a protection circuit for microprocesssor input. [2]

Q.10. What is the resolution of an ADC with a word length of 8 bits and an analogue signal
input range of 0-100 V [2]

Q.11. Draw a neat diagram of Weighted resistor DAC and explain how it works [3]

Q.12. Draw a schematic diagram of wheatstone’s bridge and explain it’s working [2]

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