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 CLASS: II YEAR / IV SEMESTER ECE 27. What is the transmittance?
CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING 28. What is the sink and source?
UNIT I - CONTROL SYSTEM MODELING 29. What is signal flow graph? Dec 2009
PART – A 30. List two advantages of signal flow graph.
31. Write Masons Gain formula. April/May 2015, Dec 2014, 2009, May 2006, 2009,
1. What is control system? 2011, 2013 May 2014,
2. What are the two major types of control systems? May 2010 32. Define non-touching loop.
3. Name any two dynamic models used to represent control systems. May 2013 33. What are the advantages of closed loop control system? May / June 2012 Nov/
4. Define open loop and closed loop systems. Dec 2012
6. What are the advantages of closed loop control system? Nov/Dec 2015 34. What are the properties of signal flow graphs? Apr/May 2010 May/June 2006,
7. Give some examples for open and closed loop systems. Dec 2009 2012
8. What are the components of feedback control system? 35. List the basic elements used for modeling a mechanical rotational system. Apr
9. What is feedback? What type of feedback is employed in control system? May 2010

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2011 36. Write down the transfer function of the system whose block diagram is shown
10. What are the advantages of feedback control? May / June 2009 below. Nov/ Dec 2012

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11. Why negative feedback is preferred in control systems?
12. What is the effect of positive feedback on stability?
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13. Distinguish between open loop and closed loop systems. May/June 2009,
2010, 2011 Nov 2014
14. What is servomechanism?
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15. Write the torque balance equation of an ideal rotational mass element.
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16. Name any two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system.
17. Write the electrical analogous elements in force – voltage analogy for the
elements of mechanical translational system.
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18. Write the electrical analogous elements in force – current analogy for the

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elements of mechanical translational system.
19. Write the electrical analogous elements in torque – voltage analogy for the 37. Define resistance and capacitance of liquid level system. Nov 2013
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elements of mechanical rotational system. Nov/Dec 2015
20. Write the electrical analogous elements in force – current analogy for the
38. What are the characteristics of negative feedback? May 2014

elements of mechanical rotational system.

21. Define transfer function. Dec 2006, 2013, 2009, May 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
22. Name two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system. Dec 2009
23. What is a block diagram? Nov/Dec 2015
24. What are the components of the block diagram? Nov 2011, Nov/Dec 2015
25. State block diagram simplification rule for removing feedback loop. Nov/Dec
2015,May 2009
26. What is the rule for moving the summing point ahead of a block?

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 May 2008, 2011 12. (i) Write the rules for block diagram reduction techniques. (8)
Nov/ Dec 2011, 2014
(ii) What are the components of feedback control system? Explain in details.
(8)
13. Construct a signal flow graph for armature controlled DC motor. (16)
May / June 2009, 2014
14. Describe the force-voltage and force-current analogy with example. (16)
May 2010
15. Draw the equivalent mechanical system of the system shown in the figure. Write
the set of equilibrium equations for it and obtain electrical analogous circuits using (i)
F-V analogy
(ii) F-I analogy. (16) May / June 2009

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a
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d 16. (i) Reduce the block diagram shown in figure and obtain its closed loop transfer

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C (S )
function . (8) May / June 2009
R( S )
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11. (i) Derive the transfer function for Armature controlled DC motor. (8)
Nov/ Dec 2011
(ii) List the properties of signal flow graph? (8) Nov/ Dec 2011 , 2014
(iii) Derive the transfer function for Field controlled DC motor. (8)
Apr/ May 2010

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 C (S ) 19. Derive the transfer function of the given system by
(ii) Find by using Mason’s gain formula for the signal flow graph shown in i) Block diagram reduction technique (8)
R( S )
ii) Signal flow graph. (8) May / June 2009
figure.
(8)
May / June 2009

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20. (i) Determine the transfer function for the system having the block diagram as
shown in figure. (8) Nov/ Dec 2007 Apr/ May 2010
17. Write the equations of motion are S-domain for the system shown in figure. .
Determine the transfer function of the system. (16) May / June 2009
a
m
a
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d
tu (ii) Determine the transfer function of the network in figure. (8) Apr/ May

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18. Obtain the transfer function of the mechanical system. (12) May / June 2009
2010

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 23. (i) Using block diagram reduction technique find the closed loop transfer function
21. Draw the force voltage and force current analogy circuits for the mechanical C
translational system given below in figure. (16) of the system whose block diagram is shown below. (8)
R
Apr/ May 2010
May / June 2012

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(ii) Construct the signal flow graph for the following set of simultaneous equations.

a X2 = A21X1 + A23X3
X4 = A42X2 + A43X3
X3 = A31X1 + A32X2 + A33X3

V (S )
22. Obtain the transfer function O for the network shown in figure using signal m And obtain the overall transfer function using Mason’s gain formula. (8)
Vi ( S )
a 24. In the system shown in figure below R, L and C are electrical parameters while

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flow graph technique. 16) Nov/ Dec 2007 Apr/ May 2010 X ( s)
K, M, and B are mechanical parameters. Find the transfer function for the
E1 ( s )
d system where E1(t) is input voltage while x(t) is the output displacement.

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(16) Nov/ Dec 2012

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 25. A block diagram shown below. Construct the equivalent signal flow graph and ii) Draw the overall transfer function of the system represented by the block diagram.
C
obtain Using Mason’s formula. (8) Nov/ Dec 2012
R

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a
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47. i) Write the torque equation of the rotational system shown below and derive the
expression for transfer function May/ June 2014

d
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 UNIT II - TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS 38. What is positional error coefficient?
PART – A 39. What is velocity error coefficient?
40. What is acceleration error coefficient?
41. When will the concept of Kp, Kv, Ka applicable?
1. What is time response? 42. What is called a proportional plus integral controller?
2. What are the time domain specifications? May 2009, Nov 2014 43. What is called a PID controller?
3. What is transient and steady state response? Nov/Dec 2012 44. What is the advantage of PD controller?
4. For what purpose standard test signals are used? 45. What is the effect of PD controller on the system performance?
5. Name the test signals used in time response analysis. Nov/Dec 2015, May 2011 46. What is the effect of PI controller on the system performance?
6. Define step signal. 47. Why derivative controller is not used alone in control systems?
7. Define ramp signal. 48. Draw the functional block diagram of PID controller.
8. Define parabolic signal. 49. State the desired feature of PID controller. Apr / May 2010
9. Define step signal, Ramp signal and parabolic signal and impulse signal. 50. Why derivative controller is not used in control systems? May/ June 2012
◦
10. Define peak time and peak overshoot. 51. The bock diagram shown in fig represents a heating oven. The set point 1000 C. What is
11. Define rise and peak time. May / June 2009, 2014 the steady-state temperature? Apr/May 2010
12. What is meant by peak overshoot? Nov 2010 52. What is the integral time square error of the second order system with step input having
damping coefficient g and undamped natural frequency ωn? Nov 2007, EEE

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13. Define damping ratio.
14. Define damping. 53. Draw the response of a first order system for step input.

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15. An increase in damping ratio increase rise time. 54. Obtain the response of a first order system for subjected to parabolic input. May / June
16. How is system classified depending on the value of damping? 2009

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17. Define sensitivity of the control system. 55. State the use of dynamic error series.
56. With reference to time response of a control system, define Rise time. Nov 2011

a
18. Define natural frequency.
19. What will happen to the stability of the system, if closed loop poles moves in the left half 57. With reference to time response of a control system, define Peak time. Nov 2012
way from imaginary axis? 58. The damping ratio and natural frequency of oscillation of a second order system is 0.5 and
20. What happens to damping ratio and rise time if bandwidth is increased?
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0.8 rad/sec respectively. Calculate resonant peak and resonant frequency.

a
21. A system is critically damped. How will the system behave, if the gain of the system is Nov 2011
increased? 59. Determine the error coefficients for the system having

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22. Sketch the response of a second order under damped system. ( s  2)
23. What is damped frequency of oscillation? G ( s) H ( s)  Apr/May 2010
s (1  0.5s )(1  0.2s )
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24. List the time domain specifications. May/ June 2009 Dec 2006, 2011
25. Define rise time, delay time, peak time. May/ June 2009, 2010, 2012, Nov 2012

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26. What is meant by stable system? 60. Determine the damping ratio and natural frequency of oscillation of
27. What is steady state error? Nov/Dec 2015, May/ June 2006
100
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28. What is meant by type number of the system? What is its significance?
29. How are control systems classified in accordance with the number of integrations in the G (s)  2
May 2013
open loop transfer function?
s  2s  400
30. What are static error constants? May 2009, 2011 62. What are steady state and transient responses of a control system? Nov 2012
31. List the advantages of generalized error constants. Apr 2012, Nov/Dec 2012 61. Give the steady state errors to a various standard inputs for type -2 system. May 2013
32. List the disadvantages of static error coefficients. 62. What are the units of Kp, Kv, Ka? Nov 2013
33. What are generalized error constants? May/ June 2012 63. What is the effect of PI controller on the system performance? Nov 2013, 2014
34. Determine error coefficients for the system having 64. What are type 0 and type 1 system? May 2014
( s  2) 65. How do you find the type of a system? April/May 2015
G  s H  s  
s(1  0.5s )(1  0.2s ) 66. Find the unit impulse response of system G(s) = 5s/ (s+2) with zero initial conditions.
35. What are zero and poles? Apr / May 2010 April/May 2015
36. Why the zeros on the real axis near the origin are generally avoided in design?
37. What is meant by order of a system? Nov/Dec 2006

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 PART – B 10. The unit impulse response of a unit feedback control system is given
t
by c (t )  te  2e  t , (0  t ) . Find the open loop transfer function.
1. Derive the expressions and draw the response of first order system for unit step
(16) May / June 2013
input. (8) June 2010 / EEE, Nov/Dec 2015
K
2. Draw the response of second order system for critically damped case and when 11. A system has an open loop transfer function G(s)  with unity
input is unit step. (8) June – 2010 / EEE s (1  sT )
3. Derive the expressions for second order system for under damped case and feedback when K and T are positive constants. Determine the factor by which K
when the input is unit step. (8) May 2011/ EEE / ECE should be multiplied to reduce the overshoot from 85% to 35%.
4. Derive the expressions / Derive the time response for second order system for (16) May / June 2009, Nov 2010
undamped case and when the input is unit step. 8) Apr / May 2010 K
5. Define and derive the following terms of a second order system subjected to step 12. A system has an open loop transfer function G(s)  with unity
s (1  sT )
input.
1. Rise time feedback when K and T are positive constants. By what factor should the amplifier
gain be reduced so that the peak overshoot of unit step response of the system is

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2. Peak time
reduced from 75% to 25%. (8) May / June 2012

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3. Settling time
4. Overshoot 1
13. A unity feedback system has G ( s )  . Determine the
(16) May / June 2009,Nov/Dec 2015
. S (1  0.5S )(1  0.2 S )
6. A unity feedback system has G ( s ) 
40( s  2)
s( s  1)( s  4)
. Determine type of the
a
steady state errors for unit step, unit ramp and unit acceleration input. Also

mdetermine the damping ratio and natural frequency of the dominant roots.

a
system, all error coefficients and error for ramp input with magnitude 4. (8)
(16) May / June 2009
May / June 2009

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C (s) 25 14. Discuss construction and working principle of stepper motor.
7. A second order system is given by,  2 . Find its rise time, peak
(16) Apr / May 2010
R ( s ) s  6 s  25
d 15. Derive the expression to find steady state error of a closed loop control system.

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time, peak overshoot and settling time if subjected to unit step input. Also calculate
expression for its output response. (8) May / June 2009 (6)

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8. The forward path transfer function of an unity feedback control system is given
16. The closed loop transfer function of a second order system is given by
2
by G ( s ) 
2
.or R(t) = 2+3t+t Obtain an expression for unit 100
s ( s  3) T (s)  2
. Determine the damping ratio, natural frequency of
step response of the system. (8) Apr/May 2010, 2014
s  10s  100
Y (s) n 2 oscillations, rise time, settling time and peak overshoot. (10) Nov/ Dec 2011
9. Consider a second order model  2 ;0  1 . Find the
R( s ) s  2n s  n 2
response y (t) to input of unit step function. (16) May / June 2013

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17. Determine error coefficients for a system whose open loop transfer function is 23. A certain negative feedback system has the following forward path transfer
10 K ( s  2)
G (s) H (s)  2
. Also compute steady state error if the input to the system is function G ( s )  . The input r (t )  (1  3t ) is applied to the system.
s (1  s ) s ( s  5)(4 s  1)
a0  a1t  a2t 2 (8) Apr / May 2010 Determine the minimum value of K, if the steady error is to be less than 1.
(8) Apr / May 2012
18. Find the static error coefficients for a system whose G(S) H(S)
24. Explain P, PI, PID, I, PD controllers. (4X4) (16)
10 t2
= and also find the steady state error for r(t)=1+ t + Apr/May 2011 Nov/Dec 2012
S (1  S )(1  2 S ) 2
25. Explain in detail the system response with PI, PD and PID controllers.
(8) May / June 2009
19. Certain measurements were conducted on servo mechanisms which show the (16) Nov 2010
26. Discuss the effect of derivative control on the performance of a second order
system response as c(t )  1  0.2e0.60t  1.2e10t when subjected to a unit
system.
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step input.
27. Figure shows PD controller used for a system.
1. Find the expression for closed loop transfer function.
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2. Obtain the undamped natural frequency and damping ratio.
10
20. For a servo mechanism with open loop transfer function H ( s ) 
( S  2)( S  3) m
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What type of input signal gives constant steady state error and calculate its value.
(8)
21. The unity feedback system is characterized by an open loop transfer
d
function G ( s ) 
K
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. Determine the gain K, so that the system will have a Determine the value of Td so that system will be critically damped. Calculate its
S ( S  10)
S
damping ratio of 0.5. For this value of K, determine the settling time, peak overshoot
settling time.
28. Consider a unity feedback system with
(8) Apr / May 2012
open loop transfer
and time to peak overshoot for unit step input. (8) Apr / May 2011, 2014, Nov 2012
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22. A unity feedback system has the forward transfer function, G ( s )  . Design a PID controller to satisfy the
( s  1)( s  3)( s  8)
K1 (2 s  1) following specifications:
function G ( s )  . The input r (t )  (1  6t ) is applied to the
s (5s  1)(1  s ) 2 a. The steady state error for unit ramp unit should be less than 0.08
system. Determine the minimum value of K1, if the steady error is to be less than b. Damping ratio = 0.8 and
0.1. (8) Apr / May 2011, Nov 2012 c. Natural frequency of oscillation = 2.5 rad/sec

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State the expressions for the transfer function of the PID controller and for the open 34.(i) For a servomechanisms with open loop transfer
loop transfer function of the compensated system (16) Nov / Dec 2011 10
function(S)= .What type of input signal gives constant steady state
C (s) 16 ( S  2)( S  3)
29. An unity feedback control system has  2 . By using derivative
R( s) s  16s error and calculate its value. (8)
control the damping ratio is to be made to 0.8. Determine the value of Td and (ii) Find the static error coefficients for a system whose G(S) H(S)

compare the rise time, peak time and maximum overshoot of the system. (i) without 10 t2
= and also find the steady state error for r(t)=1+ t +
derivative control , (ii) With derivative control. The input to the system is unit step. S (1  S )(1  2 S ) 2
(16) Apr/May 2010 (8) May / June 2009
30. Describe the different transient response characteristics of a control system.
(8) Apr/May 2010 35. (i) Obtain the response of unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
18 2 m4

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31. Determine K to limit the error of a system for input 1  8t  t to 0.8 having function is G(S) = and When the input is unit step. (8)
2 S ( S  5)
K .
a1
(ii) A unity feedback system has an amplifier with gain KA=10 and gain ratio G(S)
G( s) H ( s)  2
(8) Apr/May 2010
s ( s  1)( s  4)
32. The overall transfer function of the control system is givenmS (S  2)
= in the feed forward Path .A derivative feedback, H(S) =S Ko is

C (s) 10 a
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by  2 . Find K p , K v and K a as well as steady state error, if the introduced as a minor loop around G(S).Determine the derivative feedback
R( s ) s  6s  10
constant ,Ko, so that the System damping factor is 0.6. (8)
input is r (t )  1  t  t 2 . (16)
d 10,  0.5
May / June 2009
36. Explain P, PI, PID, I, PD controllers. (4X4) Apr/May 2010 Nov/Dec 2012

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33. The system shown in fig has the following specifications K v . Find
40( S  2)
37. (i) A unity feedback system has G(S) = . Determine type of the

S
the value of K I and K F to meet the specification of system. S ( S  1)( S  4)
system, all the error coefficients and error for ramp input with magnitude 4.
C (S ) 25
(ii) A second order system is given by = 2 .Find its rise time, peak
R ( S ) S  6S  25
time, peak overshoot and settling time if subjected to unit step input. Also calculate
expression for its output response. (10) May/ June 2009

(16) Apr/May 2010

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 1
38. A unity feedback system has G(S) = . Determine the
S (1  0.5S )(1  0.2S )
steady state errors for unit step, unit ramp and unit acceleration input. Also
determine the damping ratio and natural frequency of the dominant roots.
(16) May/ June 2009
39. Determine error coefficients for a system whose open loop transfer function 44. With suitable block diagrams and equations, explain the following types of
controllers employed in control systems:
10
G(S)H(S)= 2
. Also compute steady state error if the input to the system is 1. Proportional controller
S (1  S ) 2. Proportional plus integral controller
2
a0+a1t+a2t . (8) Apr / May 2010 3. PID controller
4. Integral controller (16) Nov / Dec 2012
10
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40. Find the steady state error system whose G(S) H(S) = and also 45. The unity feedback system is characterized by an open loop transfer
2
S  6 S  10 K

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function G ( s )  . Determine the gain K, so that the system will have a
find the steady state error if the input is r(t) =1+ t +t
2
 s(s  10)
May / June 2009
.
damping ratio of 0.5. For this value of K, determine settling time, peak overshoot and
41. Obtain the steady state error for unit step, ramp input and parabolic input in a
time to peak overshoot for a unit step input. (16) Nov / Dec 2012
terms of the transfer function. (16) May / June 2006, 2010 Nov/ Dec 2006,
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a
46. A unity feedback system has the forward transfer
2007, 2011 K1 (2s  1)

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42. Determine the time response specifications and expression for output for unit function G ( s )  . The input r (t )  (1  6t ) is applied to the
 s (5s  1)(1  s 2 ) 

d
2
d y dy system. Determine the minimum value of K1, if the steady state error is to be less
step input to a system having equation as follows +5 +16y = 9x.

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dt 2 dt than 0.1. (16) Nov / Dec 2012
47. With a neat diagram, explain the function of PID compensation in detail. (12)
(16) Nov/ Dec 2007
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43. (i) Discuss the effect on the performance of a second order control system of the
Nov / Dec 2015
48. A unity feedback system has the forward transfer function G(S) = KS / (1+S) .
2
PD and PID control. (8) May / June 2009, 2012, Apr / May 2015
The input r(t) = 1+5t is applied to the system. Determine the minimum value of K, if
(ii) Figure shows PD controller used for the system. Determine the value of Td so
the steady state error is to be less than 0.1. Apr / May 2015
that system will be critically damped. Calculate it’s settling time.
(8) May / June 2009, 2012

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 UNIT III - FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS 35. Define pure delay or transport lay.
36. List the procedure to sketch the polar plot of a given function.
PART –A 37. What are the M and N circles? Nov 2013, Nov/Dec 2015
38. What is meant by constant N Circles? Nov / Dec 2007, EEE
1. What is meant by frequency response of system? 39. What happens to the damping ratio and rise time if the band width is increased?
2. What are the advantages of frequency response analysis? 40. If the very low frequency asymptote magnitude plot of an unity feedback system
3. Give the limitations of frequency response analysis. has a slope of -40db/decade, find the standard input or inputs it can follow with
4. List the frequency domain methods to find the stability of the system. any steady state errors:
5. Define an octave. 41. For a stable system the gain margin and phase margin should be positive. Justify
6. What are the frequency domain specifications? Nov/Dec 2015, Nov/Dec 2006 answer.
7. Write short notes on the correlation between the time and frequency response. 42. What is Nicholas chart? Nov/Dec 2006 2012
8. What are minimum phase systems? 43. What are the advantages of Nichols chart?
9. What is all pass system? 44. State the uses of Nicholas chart. May/ June 2012, Nov 2014
10. Define non-minimum phase transfer function? Give the uses of Nichols chart. April/May 2015
11. Define minimum phase transfer function. 45. How the closed loop frequency response is determined from the open loop

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12. What is bode plot? frequency response?
13. Define a decade in bode plot. 1

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14. How static error coefficients can be determined in bode plots? 46. Draw the polar plot of G(S) = . May/ June 2012
(1  sT )
.
15. Give the factors of G(jw) used in the construction of bode plots.
16. What is approximate bode plot? 1
17. What is sensitivity?
18. What are the advantages of bode plot? May / June 2006, 2009 a
47. Draw the polar plot G(s) H(s) =
s (1  sT )
. Apr / May 2010

19. Define cut-off rate.

m
48. Determine the frequency domain specifications of a second order system when
20. Define resonant peak(Mr)
a closed loop transfer function is given by
C (s)

64
. Apr / May 2010

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21. What is phase and gain cross over frequency? Nov/Dec 2007, Apr / May 2010
R ( s ) s 2  10s  64
22. Define gain-cross over frequency. (ωgc).
23. Define phase-cross over frequency. (ωgc). 49. Write the MATLAB command for plotting bode diagram

d
24. Define gain margin &phase margin. May 2009, Nov 2013,2014 May2010 Y ( s)
 3
4s  6
.

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Define gain margin G.M. in bode plot. U ( s) s  3s 2  8s  6
Define phase margin.
Nov/ Dec 2011

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25. How the gain margin and phase margin be improved?
50. Draw the polar plot of an integral term transfer function. May/ June
26. What is bandwidth? May/ June 2009
2013, ECE
Define bandwidth.
27. Define resonant frequency. May/ June 2009 10
51. Draw the polar plot for G (s)  2
. May/ June 2013, EEE
28. What is corner frequency? Apr 2011, Nov/Dec 2012 [ s (1  s )( s  2)]
29. What is meant by the term corner frequency? May 2014 52. Define compensator and give its list. May/ June 2013, EEE
30. For a stable system the gain cross over occurs earlier than phase cross over. What are compensators?
Justify your answer. List the necessity of the compensating network.
31. What is a polar plot? What is the need for compensation? Apr / May 2010
32. Discuss relative stability in frequency domain. Name the commonly used electrical compensating networks. May/ June 2009
33. Why polar plots are preferred over bode plots? 54. What are the two methods of specifying the performance of control system?
34. Give the advantages of polar plots? 55. Give the two approaches to the control system design problem.

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56. Define Lead compensator. PART –B
57. Draw the block diagram of the system with lead compensation.
58. What is a lag compensator? 1. Plot the bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain and
59. What is a lag lead compensator? 10
60. What are the different components by which compensators are realized? phase cross over frequencies G(S) = (16)May/June2010
61. Give the sinusoidal transfer function of the lead compensator. S (1  0.5S )(1  0.15S )
62. Write the transfer function of a lead compensator network. Apr / May 2010
63. What are the characteristics of phase lead network? April/May 2015 2. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is G(S)
64. What is meant by compensation? 1
65. What are the two situations in which compensation is required? = .Sketch the polar plot and determine the gain margin and phase
66. List the types of compensation. S (1  S )(1  2 S )
67. What is the importance of compensation? May/ June 2009 margin. (16) Apr / May 2008 May/June 2009 Nov/Dec 2011, 2014
68. Mention the need for lead compensation. Apr / May 2010
69. What is lag-compensation? 3. Sketch the bode plot and hence find gain cross over frequency , Phase cross over
70. What is lead compensation? 0.75(1  0.2 S )
frequency ,Gain margin and phase margin G(S) = .
m
71. Write the advantages and disadvantages of lead compensation technique.
Nov / Dec 2006 S (1  0.5S )(1  0.1S )

co
72. What is series compensation? (16) Nov/Dec 2006, 2011 Apr / May 2011
73. What is parallel compensation? K ( S  3)
74. When lag /lead /lag-lead compensation employed?
.
4. Sketch the bode magnitude plot G(S) =
S ( S  1)( S  2)
. (8) May/June 2012
75. Obtain the maximum phase lead angle of a lead network. May / June 2009
76. Draw the circuit diagram of lead network and its properties. Nov 2013 a
5. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function and find gain cross over

m
77. Draw the circuit diagram of lead network and draw its pole – zero diagrams. Apr / frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain margin and phase margin
May 2011
a
78. Write the transfer function of lag network and draw its pole – zero diagram. G(S) =
10( S  2)( S  4)
. (16)

yn
May / June 2013, EEE
S 2  3S  10
79. What are the observations that are made from the Bode’s plot of the lag 2( S  1)
6. Construct the polar plot for the function GH(S) = .Find gain cross over
Compensated system?
d S2

tu
80. What is the effect of lead compensator and lag compensator on system Frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain margin and phase margin. (16)
Bandwidth?
81. Distinguish between lead compensator and lag compensator.
S
7. Plot the bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain and
82. What are the forms in which frequency domain specification are given in cascade
compensation? KS 2
phase cross over frequencies. G(S) = . Determine the value
83. How is the cascade compensation carried out in frequency domain? (1  0.2 S )(1  0.02S )
84. Give the effects of Lead compensation. of K for a gain cross over frequency of 20 rad /sec. (16)
85. Give the effects and limitations of lag compensator. 0.2 s
86. Explain how the lead compensation is done using Bode plots. Ke
8. Give G(s)= find K for the following two cases (i) Gain margin
87. What are the observations that are made from the Bode plots of the lead s ( s  2)( s  8)
compensated system?
equal to 6 db (ii) Phase margin equal to 45˚. (16) Nov/Dec 2012
88. Discuss cascade compensation in time domain.
9. Draw the pole-zero diagram of a lead compensator. Propose lead compensation
89. What is called compensation?
using electrical network. Derive the transfer function. Draw the bode plots.
90. What are the different compensation techniques?
(16) Nov/Dec 2012
91. What is derivative output compensation?

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 19. Design a suitable lead compensator for a system with unity feedback and having
10. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function and find gain cross over K
frequency, phase cross over frequency, gain margin and phase margin. open loop transfer function G(S) = to meet the specifications as
400 S ( S  1)( S  4)
G(S) = (16) damping ratio = 0.5 and undamped natural frequency = 2 rad / sec.
S ( S  2)( S  10) (16) May/June 2009
11. A unity feedback system has open loop transfer function G(S) 0.75(1  0.2 S )
20 20. Sketch the bode plot G(S) = . (16) May/June 2009
= . Using Nichol’s charts determine the closed loop frequency S ( S 2  16 S  100)
S ( S  2)( S  5) Nov/Dec 2011
response and estimate all the frequency domain specifications. (16) 21. Discuss in detail about the design of a lag-lead compensator. Design the
elements of the network and sketch the bode plot. (16) May/June 2009
12. Sketch the Bode plot find K when phase margin = 30˚. 22. Explain step involved in the design of a lag compensator. (16) Nov/Dec 2007
K Apr / May 2010
G(S) = . (16) Apr / May 2010
S ( S  4)( S  10)
mS (S  101)(S  4)
23. Sketch the bode plot for the following transfer function and find Gain margin and
13. Sketch the Bode plot find K when gain margin = 10db.

co
K phase margin G(S)H(S) = . (16)
G(S) = . (16) Nov/Dec 2007
S ( S  4)( S  10)
.
Apr / May 2010
14. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function G(S) =
K a
24. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function G(S) =
S ( S  1)(0.2 S  1)
.Design a suitable phase lag compensators to achieve the
mS (S  2)
4

a
Design a suitable phase lead compensators to achieve the following
following specifications Kv = 8 and Phase margin 40 deg with usual notation. (16)

yn
-1
specifications (i) Kv = 20 sec (ii) Phase margin = +50˚ (iii)Gain margin ≥+10 db.
15. Consider a type 1 unity feedback system with an OLTF G(S) = (16) Apr / May 2010
K
.The system is to be compensated to meet the following
d 25. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function G(S) =

tu
S ( S  1)( S  4)
K
specifications Kv > 5sec and PM>43 deg .Design suitable lag compensators. Design a suitable phase lead compensators to achieve the following

16. Draw the bode plot G(s) =

10 S
.
S (16)

(16) May/June 2009

S ( S  1)
-1
specifications (i) Kv = 12 sec (ii) Phase margin = 40˚. (16) May/June 2009
S 5 26. Write the short notes on correlation between the time and frequency response?
1 (8)
17. Sketch the polar plot G(S) = 2 obtain the gain
S (1  S )(1  2 S ) 1
27. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is G(S) =
and phase margin . (16) May/June 2009, Nov/Dec 2015 S (1  S ) 2
18. Plot the bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain Sketch the polar plot and determine the gain margin and phase margin.
80 (16) Apr / May 2011, May 2014
and phase margin G(S) = . (16) May/June 2009
S ( S  2)( S  20)

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28. Sketch the Bode plot for the transfer function and determine the value of K for UNIT IV - STABILITY ANALYSIS
the gain cross over frequency of 5 rad/sec. (16) May / June 2013, EEE
29. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function and determine the gain PART- A
1
and phase margin G ( s )  (16) May / June 2013, EEE
 s(1  s)(1  2s) 1. Define parameter variations.
2. Define sensitivity of a control system.
30. Explain in detail the design procedure of lead compensator using Bode plot.
(16) May / June 2013, ECE 3. What is stability? May / June 2006
31. Consider a unity feedback open loop transfer 4. What are the necessary conditions for stability of control systems? May 2009, E&I
100 5. State Routh stability criteria. Nov/Dec 2006, Apr / May 2010
function G ( s )  . Draw the Bode plot and find the phase 6. What are the conditions for a linear time invariant system to be stable?
 s(1  0.1s)(1  0.2s) 7. What do you mean by asymptotic stability?
margin and gain cross over frequencies, phase and gain margin and stability of the 8. How the system is classified based on stability?
system. (16) May / June 2013, ECE 9. Define BIBO Stability? Nov/Dec 2006, 2014 Apr / May 2010
10. What is meant by unstable system?

m
32. Draw the pole-zero diagram of a lead compensator. Propose lead compensation
using electrical network. Derive the transfer function. Draw the bode plots. 11. What is meant by critically or marginally stable system?

co
(16) Nov/ Dec 2012, 2014 12. What is the necessary condition for stability?

.
Ke 0.2 s 13. State the requirement for BIBO stability.
33. Given G (s)  , find K for the following two cases: 14. State Hurwitz criterion.
 s( s  2)(s  8)
(i) Gain Margin equal to 6dB a
15. Define absolute stable.

m
0
16. What do you mean by relative stability?
(ii) Phase Margin equal to 45 (16) Nov/ Dec 2012

a
17. What does the positive ness of the coefficients of characteristic equation
34. Explain the use of M circles and N circles for the study of frequency response
indicate?

yn
analysis of feedback system? (8) May/June 2012, Nov 2014
18. State the conditions under which the coefficients can be zero or negative.
35. Sketch the bode plot for the following transfer function and find Gain margin and 19. How the roots of characteristic equation are related to stability?
20
d 20. What is the relation between stability and coefficient of characteristic polynomial?

tu
phase margin G(S)H(S) = (16) Nov/Dec 2015 21. What will be the nature of impulse response when the roots of characteristic
S (3S  1)(4S  1)
equation are lying on imaginary axis?

S 22. What will be the nature of impulse response when the roots of characteristic
equation are lying on right half of the S-plane?
23. What is ROUTH stability criterion?
24. What is auxiliary polynomial?
25. What is quadrantal symmetry?
26. Give an application of Routh Stability criterion,
27. The Routh-Hurwitz criteria gives absolute stability. Justify your answer.
28. The addition of a pole will make a system more stable. Justify your answer.
29. What do you mean by root locus technique?

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30. In the routh array what conclusion you can make when there is a row of all 60. List the steps to solve problems by Nyquist criterion.
zeros? 61. List the advantages of Nyquist plot.
31. What is limitedly stable system? 62. Define phase cross over frequency in nyquist plot.
32. How will you find the root locus on real axis? 63. Define phase cross over point in nyquist plot.
33. The root locus gives the bird’s eye view of the stability of the systems. Justify 64. What is root locus? Nov/Dec 2012
your answer. 65. What are root loci? May / June 2009
34. Whether root locus gives the idea about the steady state error? 66. What is angle of criterion of root locus?
35. What is centroid? How the centroid is calculated? 67. What is meant by dominant pole? Nov 2014
36. The roots of characteristic equation will be real and equal for a system. Justify 68. What is characteristics equation?
your answer. 69. What is a centroid?
37. The root locus gives the idea about the transient response of the system. Justify 70. Define a breakaway& break in point.
your answer. 71.What are asymptotes? How will you find the angle of asymptotes?
38. A system having repeated roots of characteristic equation on imaginary axis is Apr / May 2010

m
stable. State true or false. 72. What is Nyquist stability criterion? May/ June 2009 Apr / May 2010 Nov/Dec
39. What are asymptotes? Give the formula to calculate the angle of asymptotes. 2006, 2012, 2013 Nov/Dec 2015

co
40. What are breakaway points? 73.What is angle criterion for root locus? May/ June 2009
41.State the rule for obtaining breakaway point.
.
74. Define the root loci and root contour. May 2009, E&I

a
42. How do you find the crossing point of root locus in imaginary axis? 75. What are the effects of addition of open loop pole? Apr 2010
43. If a system is having complex conjugate with positive real point, then the system 76. Sketch the response of the system with reference to the stability in case if the
is said to be unstable.
m 1. Root lies in left half of S plane

a
44. If a system is having complex conjugate with negate real point, then the system 2. On the imaginary axis

yn
is said to be absolute stable. 3. Right half of S plane May / June 2009
45. Give the formula for finding angle of departure at complex pole. 77. What are the disadvantages of Hurwitz criterion? May 2009
46. Give the formula for finding angle of arrival at complex pole. 78. State the magnitude and the angle condition of root locus. Apr 2010
47. What is magnitude criterion of root locus?
d 79. Using routh criterion, determine the stability of the system represented by the

tu
48. What is angle criterion of root locus? 4 3 2
characteristics equation s  8s  18s  16 s  5  0 Nov / Dec
49. What is dominant pole? Nov/Dec 2015

S
2010
50. How will you find the gain K at a point on the root locus? 80. State the rule for obtaining the breakaway point in Root locus. Apr/ May
51. Give the effect of addition of poles on the root locus. 2011
52. Give the effect of addition of zero on the root locus. 81. State any two limitations of routh stability criterion. Nov / Dec
53. State the advantages of root locus method. 2011
54. Define gain margin in Nyquist plot. 82. State the advantages of Nyquist stability criterion over that of Routh’s criterion.
55. Define phase margin in Nyquist plot. Nov 2012
56. What are the observations that are made from the polar plot? 83. State the method of obtaining the gain K at appoint on Root locus. Nov / Dec
57. On what theorem the Nyquist stability criterion is based on? 2007, EEE, Apr / May 2015
58. State the principle of argument. 84. At breakaway point in Root loci several branches combines. Why? Nov /Dec
59. Discuss Nyquist stability criterion. 2006, EEE

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85. How the angle of arrival at zero is obtained in Root locus? Apr / May 2005, 9. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
EEE K
86. What are constant M and N circles? Nov 2013 function is G(S) = .
S ( S  5)( S  10)
87. What is meant by relative stability? May 2014
88. Find the range of K for closed loop stable behavior of system with characteristic (10) Nov/Dec 2007, 2012
4 3 2
equation 2s +12s +22s +12s+K. using Routh stability criterion. Apr / May 2015 10. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
K ( S 2  6S  25)
function is G(S) = (16)
PART-B S ( S  1)( S  2)
5 4 3 2
1. Examine the stability of Routh’s criterion s  s  2 s  2 s  3 s  15 0 11. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
(8) May 2009 K ( S  1.5)
2. Find the range of K, so that system with the characteristics equation, function is G(S) = (16)
2
S ( S  1)( S  5)
F ( s )  s ( s  s  1)( s  4)  k  0 will be stable Routh’s criterion.
12. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer

m
(8) May 2009
6 5 4 3 2 k
3. F(S)= S +S -2S -3S -7S -4S-4=0. Find the number of roots falling in the RHS function is G(S) = (10) May/June 2012
plane and LHS plane. (8)
c o
S ( S  4)( S  2)

.
6 5 4 3 2
4. F(S) = S +2S +8S +12S +20S +16SS+16=0. Find the number of roots falling in 13. Sketch the Nyquist plot determine the stability of the system

a 1
the RHS plane and LHS plane. (6) May/June 2012, Nov 2014
5. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(S) G(S) H(S)= 2
. (16) Nov/Dec 2007 May/June 2009
S ( S  2))
K
m 14. Using Routh criterion Determine the stability of the system whose characteristics
a
H(S) = Determine the range of K for which the closed loop system
S ( S  2)( S  10) 5 4 3 2
equation is S +S +2S +2S +3S+15=0.

yn
is stable. (16) May/June 2009, 2012 Apr / May 2010 (8) May/June 2009
6. Construct Nyquist plot for a feedback control system whose open loop transfer
5
d 15. Explain in detail about Root locus method. (16) May/June 2009

tu
function is given by G(S)H(S) = comment on the stability of open loop and 16. (i) List the rules for constructing root locus. (12)
S (1  S )
(ii) Write the procedure for constructing root locus. (4) Nov/Dec 2011

S
closed loop transfer function. (16)
7. Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with the open loop transfer function G(S) 17. Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with the open loop transfer function G(S) =
K (1  0.4S )( S  1) K ( S  3)
H(S)= .Determine the range of values of K for which the system . Determine the range of values of K for which the system is stable.
(1  8S )( S  1) S ( S  1)
is stable. (16) Nov/Dec 2012 (16) Apr / May 2010
8. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer 18. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(S)
function is
10
K H(S) = (16) Apr / May 2010
G(S) = 2
. (16) Nov/Dec2006 May/June 2006 S ( S  1)( S  2)
S ( S  6 S  25)

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19. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(S) 28. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
50 k
H(S) = (16) Nov/Dec2006 G (s)  . Find the value of K so that the damping ratio is 0.5
( S  1)( S  2) [ s (1  s )( s  5)]
20. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer (16) May / June 2013, EEE
K 29. Construct the Routh Hurwitz array and determine the stability of the system
function is G(S) = 2
. (10) Apr / May 2010 represented by the characteristic equation and comment on the location of roots.
S ( S  2 S  2)
(i) s 5  s 4  2 s 3  2 s 2  3s  5  0 Nov/Dec 2015
21. Using Routh criterion Determine the stability of the system whose characteristics
7 6 5 4 3 2
equation is (ii) s  5s  9 s  9 s  4 s  20 s  36 s  36  0 (16)
5 4 3 2
1. S +2S +3S +6S +10S+15 May / June 2013, EEE
5 4 3 2
2. S +6S +15S +30S +44S+24 (8+8) May/June 2006 30. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
22. Using Routh criterion Determine the stability of the system whose characteristics function is
K S  9 
5 4 3
equation is S +S +2S +3S+5=0 (8)

m
Nov/Dec 2011 G(S) = . (16) Nov/Dec 2015
S ( S 2  4 S  11)

co
23. Consider the sixth order system with the characteristic equation
6 5 4 3 2
31. Write detailed notes on relative stability with its roots of S-plane. (8)
s  2 s  8s  12 s  20 s  16 s  16  0 . Use Routh-Hurwitz criterion to
examine the stability of the system. (16) May / June 2013 .K (S  1)
Nov/Dec 2015

a
32. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(S)

k ( s  3)
m
H(S) = Determine the range of K for which the closed loop system is
24. Sketch the root locus of the system having G ( s )  S 2 ( S  10)
s ( s  1)( s  2)( s  4)
a stable. (16) Apr / May 2015

yn
(16) May / June 2013 33. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
25. Determine the range of K for stability of unity feedback system whose open loop
k ( S  6) 2
transfer function is G (s) 
k
using Routh d stability criterion.
function is G(S) =
S ( S 2  1)( S  4)
Determine the range of K for which the closed

tu
s ( s  1)( s  2)
loop system is stable. (16) Apr / May 2015
(8) Nov / Dec 2012

S
26. Draw the approximate root locus diagram for a closed loop system whose loop
k
transfer function is given by G(s) H (s)  comment on the stability.
s ( s  5)( s  10)
(8) Nov / Dec 2012
27. Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with open loop transfer
k (1  0.4 s )( s  1)
function G ( s ) H ( s )  and determine the range of K for which the
(1  8s )( s  1)
system is stable. (16) Nov / Dec 2012

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 UNIT V - STATE VARIABLE ANALYSIS 39. Define aperture time.
PART-A 40. What is settling time?
41. What is hold mode droop?
42. What are the problems that may occur in a practical hold circuit?
1. Define ‘state’ and ‘state variables’. Nov/Dec 2012 43. How the high frequency noise in the output hold circuits can be filtered?
2. What is state? 44. What is alias in sampling process? Nov/ Dec 2011
3. What is state variable? Nov/Dec 2015 45. Define state equation. Nov 2013
4. What is state vector? 46. Draw the circuit diagram of sample and hold circuit. May 2014
5. What is state space? 47. What are the properties of state transition matrix? May 2014
6. What are the advantages of state space analysis? 48. What are sampler and hold circuits? Nov 2014, Nov/Dec 2015
7. How the modal matrix is determined? May / June 2012 th
49. Define state model of n order system .Nov 2014
8. Mention the need for state variables. Nov / Dec 2010
9. Write the properties of state transition matrix? Apr / May 2010 PART-B
10. What are phase variables? 1. Obtain the state space representation of
11. Name the methods of state space representation for phase variables. Apr / May
(a) Armature controlled DC motor. (8)
2011
12. Determine the controllability of the system described by the state equation.
m
(b) Field controlled dc motor. (8) May/June 2012

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13. Define controllability and observability. Nov 2013, Apr / May 2015 2. Explain in brief about the different types of system realization methods.
14. List the methods used to test the stability of discrete time system. 3. Explain in detail the state space representation for continuous time systems.
15. What is the effect of pole zero cancellation in transfer function?
. (8) Nov / Dec 2010

a
16. What is sampled data control system? Nov/Dec 2012 4. Explain in detail the state space representation for discrete time systems.
17. What is the condition to be satisfied for a sampled data system to be stable?
(8) Nov / Dec 2010

m
18. What is the characteristic equation of a sampled data system?
19. When a control system can be called as sampled data control system? 5. Obtain the state space model of the system with transfer function
20. Distinguish between sampled data systems and continuous-time systems.
a C ( S ) ( S 2  3S  2)

yn
21. List the advantages and disadvantages of sampled data control system. = in phase variable form. (16)
22. What is digital controller? R ( S ) ( S 2  7 S  12)

d
23. Distinguish between analog and digital controllers. 6. The state model of the system is given by
24. What is discrete signal sequence f (k)?

tu
25. What is impulse response?  X1   0 1 0  X 1  0 
26. What is weighting sequence? X  =  0 0 1   X  + 0 U 
 2   2  
27. What is pulse transfer function?
28. What is pulse transfer function?
29. State sampling theorem.
S Apr / May 2015
 X 3   6  11  6
Check for controllability.
 X 3  1
(8) May/June 2010
30. What are sampling and sampler? 7. A system characterized by the following state equation
31. What is periodic sampling?
 X 1    3 1  X 1  0 
1 U 
32. What is meant by quantization? May / June 2012
33. What is coding?  X  =   2 0  X  ; T>0,
 2    2  
34. What is hold circuit?
35. What is zero-order hold?  X1 
36. What is first order hold? Y = [1 0] X 
37. What are the problems encountered in a practical hold circuits?  2
38. What is acquisition time? Find (i) Transfer function of the system
IV Semester ECE / Page 20
 (ii) State transition matrix. (16)
y (t )
8. A control system is described by the differential equation D = u(t) where y(t)
dt
is the observed output and u(t) is the input describe the system in the state variable
form i.e ., X = AX +BU, Y =CX + DU
Check for controllability and observability. (16)

9. Consider the following transfer functions. Obtain the state space representation of
these systems using controllable canonical form.
2
1. 3 2
S  2S  4S  8
S 3
2. (8)

m
2 (8) Apr / May 2010
S  2S  7
10. (a) State cayley- Hamilton theorem.
o
14. The state space representation of a system is given below:
c  X   2
.
(b) State the properties of state transistion matrix. Nov/Dec 2015
1 1 0  X 1  0   X1 

a
(c) Derive the transfer function of the state model. X  =  0  3 1   X  + 0 u y= 0 1 0  X 
X=AX+BU, Y =CX+DU. (16)  2    2    2
X  AX  BU ; Y  CX , where m  X 3    3  4  5  X 3  1  X 3 

a
11. A system is represented by the state equation

yn
0 1 0  0 
Obtain the transfer function. (16) Nov/Dec 2012
A  0 1 1  , B  0  and C  100 . Determine the transfer function of
 

0 1 10  10  d 15. The state space representation of a system is given below:
the system.
tu
(16) May / June 2013  . 
 x1   2 1 0   x1   0   x1 
S Y (s) 
12. A system is characterized by the transfer function
3
.
 .  
.  x2   0 3 1

     
  x2    0  U , y  1 0 0   x2  Obtain the
U (s) s 3  5s 2  11s  6  .   3 4 5   x3  1   
 x3    x3 
Identify the first state as the output. Determine whether or not the system is  
completely controllable and observable. (16) May / June 2013 transfer function (16) Nov / Dec 2012, Apr 2011

13. Obtain the state space representation for the electrical network shown in figure
below 16. The state model of the system is given by

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  X 1  0 1 0  X1   0   X1  Determine whether the system is completely controllable and observable. (16)
 X  = 0 0 Apr 2011
 2  1   X  +  0  u y= 1 0 0  X 
 2    2
 X 3  0  2  3  X 3  10  X 3  21. Find the state variable equation for a mechanical system (spring – mass –
Check for controllability and observability. (8) Nov/Dec 2012 damper system) shown below.

17. The state model matrices of a system are given below:

0 1 0 0 

A= 0 0 1  B = 0 and C = 3 4 1
  
0  2  3 1
Evaluate the observability of the system using Gilbert’s test. (10) May/June 2012

18. Determine the state controllability and observability of the system described by
m (8) Nov / Dec 2011

 3 1 1 0 1 
0 0 1   . 
c o
22. A LTI system is characterized by the state equation

x   1 0 1 x   
0 0  U , y  1 1 0  x. (16)
.
 x1   1 0   x1    0  U Where ‘U’ is a unit step function. Compute the
 .  1 1   x2  1 
 0 0 1  2 1   
a  x2 
Nov / Dec 2010
m 1 
a solution of this equation by assuming initial condition x0    . Use inverse
0

yn
19. Find the controllability of the system described by the following equation:
Laplace transform technique. (8) Nov / Dec 2011
 1 1  X 1  0 23. Using cascade method decompose the transfer function
X         U (t ). (6) May / June 2012
 2 1  X 2  1 
d Y (S ) S 3

tu
= and obtain the state model. (8) Apr / May 2010
U ( S ) ( S  1)( S  2)
20. Write the state equations for the system shown below in which X1, X2, and X3
Constitute the state vector.
S 24. (i) Determine the transfer matrix from the data given below:

A=
 3 1 
 0  1 B =
1
1 C = [1 1] D = 0. (8)
  
(ii) The transfer function of a control system is given by
Y (S ) S 2
= 3
U ( S ) S  9S 2  26S  24
Check for controllability. (8) Apr / May 2010
25. Obtain the state space representation of armature controlled DC motor with load
shown below.

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 10( S  4)
(ii) T (s) = (16) May/June 2010
S ( s  1)( s  3)
30. Derive the expression for the sampling theorem and draw and explain sample
and hold circuit. (8) Nov 2014
31. Explain briefly about sampled data control system. (8)
32. A sampled data control system is shown in the figure below

Choose the armature current ia the angular displacement of shaft Ө and the
d
speed as state variables and as Ө output variables. (16) May/June 2012
dt
26. Obtain the z- domain transfer function of the system shown below.
Find the open loop pulse transfer function, if the controller gain is unity with sampling
m
period time 0.5 seconds. (16) Nov /Dec 2011

o
33. The state space representation of a system is given below:

c X   0
. 1 0 2  X 1  0   X1 

a  X  =  2  3 0 
 2  
 X  + 2 u y= 1 0 0   X 
 2    2

m  X 3   0 2  3  X 3  0  X 3 

a Obtain the controllability and observability. (16) Nov/Dec 2014

yn
(8) Nov/Dec 2012
27. Write the state equations in phase variable form for a system with the differential
equation.

d
34. The state model of the system is given by
d3y d2y dy du

tu
+7 2 +19 +13y=13 +26u (16) Nov/Dec 2011  X1   0 1 0  X 1  1
dt 3
dt dt dt X  =  0 0 1   X  + 0 U 

S
28. Check if all the roots of the following characteristics equations lie within the unit  2   2  
circle  X 3   6  11  6  X 3  1
3 2
(i) Z -0.2z -0.25z+0.05=0
4 3 2  X1 
(ii) Z -1.7z +1.04z -0.268z+0.024=0. (16) Nov/Dec 2011  
y= 10 5 1 X 2
 
29. For the following transfer functions obtain the state space representation of this  X 3 
system in controllable canonical form
Obtain the controllability and observability. (12) Nov/Dec 2015
2
(i) T (s) = 3 2
S  2S  4S  8

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35. Consider the following system with differential equation given by
.. .. .
Y  6Y +11 Y +6 Y = 6 u.
Obtain the state model in diagonal canonical form. (12) Nov/Dec 2015
36. The state model of the system is given by
 X1   0 1 0  X1   0 
X  =  0 0 1   X  +   5  U 
 2   2  
 X 3   1  5  1  X 3   24
 X1 
 
y= 1 0 0 X 2 +[0] U
 
 X 3 

m
co
Obtain the controllability and observability. (12) Apr/May 2015

.
37. Explain the functional modules of closed loop sampled data system and compare
its performance with open loop sampled data system. (16) Apr/May 2015 a
m
a
yn
d
tu
S

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