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UCK360E Automatic Control Homework 1: Due Date Is March 21

This document provides the homework assignment for Automatic Control class. It includes two questions: [1] Analyzing the equations of motion, transfer function, poles, and step response of a two-mass system; and [2] Explaining stability, marginal stability with examples, and the difference between open-loop and closed-loop control systems. The first question has students find equations of motion, Laplace transforms, transfer functions, poles, step response in MATLAB, and comment on results. The second question asks students to explain stability with examples, marginal stability with a real-life example, and differences between open and closed-loop systems. The homework is due on March 21st.

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UCK360E Automatic Control Homework 1: Due Date Is March 21

This document provides the homework assignment for Automatic Control class. It includes two questions: [1] Analyzing the equations of motion, transfer function, poles, and step response of a two-mass system; and [2] Explaining stability, marginal stability with examples, and the difference between open-loop and closed-loop control systems. The first question has students find equations of motion, Laplace transforms, transfer functions, poles, step response in MATLAB, and comment on results. The second question asks students to explain stability with examples, marginal stability with a real-life example, and differences between open and closed-loop systems. The homework is due on March 21st.

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UCK360E Automatic Control

Homework 1

Due Date is March 21st

Question 1

A flatbed truck carrying a load of cargo is modeled as shown in the following figure.

(a) Find the equations of motion in the time domain. And convert them in the Laplace
domain.
(b) Find the transfer function that relates the position of the cargo relative to the truck to
𝐗(𝐬)−𝐘(𝐬)
the applied force. (Hint: find )
𝐅(𝐬)

For the rest of the equations, M1=10, M2= 2, B1= 8, B2= 3, K= 50, and f(t)= 1, a step
input.

(c) What is the characteristic equation of the transfer function found in (b) and what are
the poles? And according to these poles do you expect the system to be stable of
unstable?
(d) Find the step response to a unit step input using Matlab.
(e) Please draw the corresponding block diagram (Using Simulink) of the transfer
function found in (b) and plot the results. Comment on the results comparing it to the
results obtained in (d) and to what you expected in (c).
Question 2

Please answer the following questions. Please use your own words (DO NOT copy and
paste from the Internet)

1- Explain the term stability and show examples of the poles locations and step response
of stable and unstable systems to demonstrate your explanation. (Hint: two examples
for each category are enough)
2- Explain what is a marginally stable system and give one example from real life.
3- What is the difference between open and closed loop (Feedback) control systems.
Which one will provide a better behavior and why?

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