Questions on Block Diagram Reduction and Time response

Q 1. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 2. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 3. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 4. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 5. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 6. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 7. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 8. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 9. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 10. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 11. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 12. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 13. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 14. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 15. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 16. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 17. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 18. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 19. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 20. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 21. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
Q 22. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 23. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)

Q 24. Reduce the given block diagram to its simple form and thus obtain equivalent transfer
function C(s)/R(s)
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Q 25. For unity feedback system having open loop transfer function 𝐺(𝑠) =
( )
Find:
(i) Type of the system
(ii) Error coefficients
(iii) Steady state error when input to the system is 𝑡
( )
Q 26. For unity feedback system having open loop transfer function 𝐺(𝑠) =
( )( )
Determine
(i) Type of the system
(ii) All Error coefficients
(iii) Error for ramp input with magnitude 4
Q 27. Find the error coefficients for the given system

( )
Q 28. For unity feedback system having open loop transfer function 𝐺(𝑠) =
( )( )
Determine
(i) Type of the system
(ii) All Error coefficients
(iii) Steady state error for input as 1 + 4𝑡 +
Q 29. For a system shown in figure determine the type of system, error coefficients and the
error for the following inputs.
(i) 𝑟(𝑡) = 10
(ii) 𝑟(𝑡) = 5𝑡
(iii) 𝑟(𝑡) = 10 + 5𝑡 + and 𝐺 = , 𝐻 = 10 𝑠
( )( )

Q 30. Determine steady state error for a system having 𝐺(𝑠)𝐻(𝑠) = and
( . )( )
input as 𝑟(𝑡) = 𝑡
Q 31. For a system 𝐺(𝑠)𝐻(𝑠) = , find the value of K to limit steady state error
( )( )
to 10 when input to system is 1 + 10𝑡 + 20𝑡

( )
Q 32. For a unity feedback system (𝑠) = , find the value of ‘K’ to limit steady
( )( . )
state error to 10% when input to system is ‘t’ .

Q 33. Assuming 𝑟(𝑡) = 0.1𝑡 and it is desired that 𝑒 ≤ 0.005, find the range of values of K
for error to be within specified limit for given system.

Q 34. A unity feedback system has 𝐺(𝑠) =

( )( . )
Determine
(i) If 𝑟(𝑡) = 4𝑡 and K = 2 find steady state error.
(ii) If it is desired to have steady state error to be 0.2, find corresponding value of
‘K’.
(iii) Find the steady state error if input is changed to 2+6t and value of K to be 10
Q 35. Evaluate the steady state error of the system when input applied is 𝑟(𝑡) = 3 + 4𝑡

Q 36. Determine Kp, Kv and Ka for a system with

100
𝐺(𝑠) = , 𝐻(𝑠) = 1
𝑠(𝑠 + 0.5)(4 − 𝑠)(𝑠 + 1000)
Q 37. Find the steady state error for various types of standard test inputs for a unity feedback
system with 𝐺(𝑠) =
( )( )
(a) K=10 (b) K=200
Q 38. Determine the steady state error for unit ramp, unit step and unit parabolic input for a
( )( )
unity feedback system with 𝐺(𝑠) =
( )
Q 39. A unit step input is applied to the unity feedback system for which open loop T.F.
𝐺(𝑠) = , find
( )
i) Its closed loop T.F.
ii) Natural frequency of oscillations ‘ωn’.
iii) Damping ratio ‘ξ’.
iv) Damped frequency of oscillations ‘ωd’.
Q 40. For a system having 𝑇. 𝐹. = , for unity step input determine
(i) ωn (ii) ξ (iii) ωd (iv) Time for peak overshoot Tp.
( )
Q 41. A second order system is given by = . Find its rise time, peak time, peak
( )
overshoot and settling time if subjected to unit step input. Also calculate expression for
its output response.
Q 42. For a system having 𝐺(𝑠) = , 𝐻(𝑠) = 1. Determine
( )( )
i. Characteristic equation
ii. ωn and ξ.
iii. Time at which 1st undershoot will occur
iv. Time period of oscillations
v. No. of cycles output will perform before settling down
Q 43. For an unity feedback system, output response is observed as
𝐶(𝑡) = 1 + 0.504 𝑒 . − 1.504 𝑒 . .
Determine its damping ratio and natural frequency of oscillations of the system. Assume
unit step input.

Q 44. A second order system has unity feedback and open loop transfer function
500
𝐺(𝑠) =
𝑠(𝑠 + 15)
i) Draw the block diagram for closed loop system
ii) What is characteristic equation ?
iii) What is damping ratio and natural frequency values ?
iv) Calculate Tp (peak time), Mp (peak overshoot) and Ts (settling time) for the
system output response when excited by unit step input
v) Sketch the transient response for unit step input
vi) If input is ramp of0.5 rad/sec, calculate steady state error

Q 45. A unity feedback system has open loop transfer function given below:
(1 + 0.4𝑠)
𝐺(𝑠) =
𝑠(𝑠 + 0.6)
i) Obtain unit step response
ii) What is rise time ?
iii) What is peak overshoot ?

Q 46. Transfer function of a second order system is given by

𝐶(𝑠) 𝜔
=
𝑅(𝑠) 𝑠 + 2𝜉𝜔 𝑠 + 𝜔
If ωn = 10 rad/sec, ξ = 0.8, tolerance = 5% and 𝑅(𝑠) = , then find rise time, peak
overshoot, steady state error, second undershoot, peak time, settling time and number of
oscillations before it settles.