Controls Practice Exam
Controls Practice Exam
Laplace
3. What does the term "fuzzy inferencing" refer to in the context of fuzzy logic control?
4. What is the primary difference between an open-loop and a closed-loop control system?
6. Control System Performance: The rise time of a control system is defined as the time required for
the system's output to:
7. Which of the following applications may a fuzzy logic control system be applied?
8. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a large number of fuzzy rules in a fuzzy logic
system?
9. Which Laplace transform property states that the Laplace transform of the derivative of a
function is equal to s times the Laplace transform of the original function minus the initial value
of the original function?
Differentiation
11. Which type of control system uses a predefined setpoint to regulate a process variable?
12. The Nyquist stability criterion is used to analyze the stability of a system based on:
Frequency response
The difference between the desired setpoint and the actual output
14. What is the primary objective of control theory in engineering?
15. Which fuzzy logic system type allows for the inclusion of both linguistic and numeric rules?
Takagi-Sugeno
16. Which function is commonly used to represent a triangular fuzzy membership function?
Triangle function
17. In a control system, what is the role of a PID controller's "integral" component?
[0, 1]
20. If all initial condition is zero, what is the Laplace transform of the derivative of a function,
S2F(s)
Frequency Domain
22. Which type of control system is most appropriate for applications with binary on/off control,
such as a thermostat?
On-Off control
23. What is the Laplace transform of the unit step function, u(t)?
1/s
24. What is the Laplace transform of the sinusoidal function, sin ωt?
25. What is the Laplace transform of the sinusoidal function, cos ωt?
26. Which fuzzy logic system type is characterized by having linear output membership functions?
Sugeno
27. Which Laplace transform property is expressed as L{af(t) + bg(t)} = aL{f(t)} + bL{g(t)}?
Linearity
28. The settling time of a control system is the time required for:
29. In a fuzzy logic control system, what does the membership value represent?
30. In a fuzzy logic control system, what does a rule-based consist of?
Fuzzy Rules
31. What is the primary advantage of using fuzzy logic in control systems?
The process of measuring a system's output and using it to adjust the input
34. Which operator is used to combine the fuzzy sets in the rule consequent of a fuzzy logic system?
OR
35. In the context of a transfer function, what do the poles of a system represent?
36. In a control system block diagram, what does the "controller" block typically represent?
37. Which term is used to describe the transition region between two fuzzy sets in a membership
function?
Transition zone
38. The Laplace transform of a convolution of two functions, f(t) * g(t), is equal to:
F(s) * G(s)
42. What does the term "fuzzification" refer to in the context of fuzzy logic?
44. What is the primary purpose of fuzzy membership functions in fuzzy logic?
45. What is the purpose of the defuzzification process in fuzzy logic control?
47. What role does the centroid method play in the defuzzification process?
Proportional-Integral-Derivative
50. In fuzzy logic, what does the term “linguistic hedges” refer to?