Answer All The Following Questions: Problem 1: (25 Marks) : Advantages
Answer All The Following Questions: Problem 1: (25 Marks) : Advantages
Answer All The Following Questions: Problem 1: (25 Marks) : Advantages
b) Obtain the transfer functions X1(s)/U(s) and X2(s)/U(s) of the mechanical system shown in Fig. 1.
[18 Marks] [ILOS: a13]
Fig. 1
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Problem 2: (20 Marks)
a) For the control system shown below: [ILOS: b7]
i. Draw the corresponding Signal Flow Graph. (3 Marks)
ii. Determine the transfer function C(s)/R(s) using Signal Flow Graph. (3 Marks)
Fig. 2
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Solution:
b) Check whether the following system given by its characteristic equation is stable or not and shows
the location of roots on the s-plane. [14 Marks] [ILOS: a1.2, b5.1,]
𝒒(𝒔) = 𝑺𝟓 + 𝟏𝟎𝑺𝟒 + 𝟒𝟓𝑺𝟑 + 𝟗𝟎𝑺𝟐 + 𝟏𝟔𝟒𝑺 + 𝟐𝟎𝟎 = 0
Solution
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Problem 3: [25 Marks]
a) Obtain analytically the rise time, peak time, maximum overshoot, and settling time in the unit-
C s 36
2
step response of a closed-loop system given by: Rs s 2s 36 , and show locations of poles
and zeros on the pole-zero plot. [10 Marks]. [ILOS: b2.1]
Solution:
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b) Draw output response C(t) for the unit-step response. [7 Marks]. [ILOS: b1.1, c7.1]
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Solution
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Problem 4: (20 Marks)
a) Simplify the block diagram then obtain the close-loop transfer function C(S)/R(S). [5 Marks] [ILOS:
b7.1]
Solution:
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b) A feedback control system is proposed. The corresponding block diagram is: (15 Marks) [ILOS:
a4.1, b5.1]
Sketch the root locus of the closed-loop poles as the controller gain K varies from 0 to ∞.
Solution :
Find closed-loop characteristic equation:
s 2 2s 101
1 K 0
s 2 s 2 2s 26
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