Module 4 Feedback and Control System
Module 4 Feedback and Control System
Summary:
The transfer function is Laplace domain function which is the ratio of Laplace of output to Laplace of input,
assuming all initial conditions zero. Transfer function depends on the output variable required, For fixed
out and fixed values of system parameters, transfer function is constant. Then the output for any type of
input applied to the system can be determined. The transfer function is the base of the conventional methods
of analysis of feedback control systems. It gives very important information about poles, zeros,
characteristic equation, order and stability of the system.
Laplace transform of unit impulse response of a linear time invariant system is its transfer function with all
initial conditions assumed to be zero.
Poles are the values of s which when substituted in the denominator of a transfer function, make the transfer
function value as infinite.
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The pores are the roots of an equation obtained by equating denominator polynomial of a transfer function
to zero which is called as characteristic equation.
Zeros are the values of s which when substituted in the numerator of a transfer function, make the transfer
fiction value as zero
Evaluation: Answer the following briefly. Submit your work through CLMS, 1 week after receiving this module.
1. Define the transfer function of a system
2. Explain the significance of a transfer function stating its advantages and features
3. Discuss the limitations of transfer function approach
4. Explain how transfer function is related to unit impulse response of a system
5. Define the following terms related to the transfer function of a system.
a. Poles
b. Zeros
c. Characteristic Equation
d. Pole-Zero Plot
e. Order
References:
• Dorf, R. C., & Bishop, R. H. (2011). Modern control systems. Pearson.
• Nise, N. S. (2020). Control systems engineering. John Wiley & Sons.
• Ogata, K. (1995). Discrete-time control systems (Vol. 2, pp. 446-480). Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
• Phillips, C. L., & Habor, R. D. (1995). Feedback control systems. Simon & Schuster, Inc..
THIS MODULE IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA SALETTE, INC. ANY FORM OF REPRODUCTION,
DISTRIBUTION, UPLOADING, OR POSTING ONLINE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF
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