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The document contains practice problems for a Control Systems course at the National Institute of Technology Calicut. It includes various tasks related to root locus sketches, stability analysis, compensator design, and system response specifications for different transfer functions. Students are required to use MATLAB for verification and refinement of their designs and sketches.

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The document contains practice problems for a Control Systems course at the National Institute of Technology Calicut. It includes various tasks related to root locus sketches, stability analysis, compensator design, and system response specifications for different transfer functions. Students are required to use MATLAB for verification and refinement of their designs and sketches.

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National Institute of Technology Calicut

Department of Electrical Engineering


EE3001D Control Systems-1, Monsoon 2023-2024
Practice Problems

Q1. For the characteristic equation


K
1+ =0:
s(s + 1)(s + 5)
a. Draw the real-axis segments of the corresponding root locus.
b. Sketch the asymptotes of the locus for K → ∞.
c. For what value of K are the roots on the imaginary axis?
d. Verify your sketch with a MATLAB plot.
Q2. Sketch the root locus for the unity feedback system shown in Fig. 1 for the following
transfer functions:
r y
G(s)
−

ym

H(s)

Figure 1: Figure for Question 2-6

K(s+2)(s+6)
a. G(s) = s2 +8s+25
K(s2 +4)
b. G(s) = s2 +1
K(s2 +1)
c. G(s) = s2
d. G(s) = K
(s+1)3 (s+4)

Find all the critical points, such as breakaways, asymptotes, jω-axis crossing, and so
forth.
Q3. For the unity feedback system shown in Fig. 1, where
K
G(s) =
s(s + 3)(s + 4)(s + 8)
do the following:

1
a. Sketch the root locus.
b. Find the value of K that will yield a 10% overshoot.
c. Locate all non-dominant poles. What can you say about the second-order
approximation that led to your answer in Part b?
d. Find the range of K that yields a stable system.
Q4. Suppose the unity feedback system of Fig. 1 has an open-loop plant given by G(s) = s12 .
K(s+z)
Design a lead compensation C(s) = (s+p) to be added in series with the plant so that
the dominant poles of the closed-loop system are located at s = –2 ± 2j.
Q5. Assume that the unity feedback system of Fig. 1 has the open-loop plant
1
G(s) =
s(s + 3)(s + 6)
a. The step response settling time is to be less than 5 sec.
b. The step response overshoot is to be less than 17%.
c. The steady-state error to a unit ramp input must not exceed 10%.
Q6. Consider G(s) = 1
s(s+2)
and H(s) = 1. Design a compensator to achieve:

a. Damping coefficient ζ = 0.45


b. Settling time ts = 0.9s
c. Velocity error constant Kv ≥ 40
Q7. Sketch the Bode plot for the following open-loop transfer functions. Show all the
details such as corner frequencies, slopes of asymptotes, phase angle etc.
(s+2)
a. G(s) = s(s+10)(s2 +2s+2)
(s+2)
b. G(s) = s2 (s+10)(s2 +6s+25)
(s+2)(s2 +4s+68)
c. G(s) = s2 (s+10)(s2 +4s+85)

Q8. The inverted pendulum has a transfer function, which is similiar to


1
G(s) = .
s2 −1
a. Design a lead compensator to achieve a PM of 30◦ using Bode plot sketches,
then verify and refine your design using MATLAB.
b. Sketch a root locus and correlate it with the Bode plot of the system.
Q9. The open-loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is
K
G(s) = s .
s(1 + s
5
)(1 + 20
)

2
a. The steady-state error to a unit ramp input is less than 0.01.
b. PM ≥ 45◦
c. The steady-state error for sinusoidal inputs with ω < 0.2 rad/sec is less than 1
250
.
d. Noise components introduced with the sensor signal at frequencies greater than
200 rad/sec are to be attenuated at the output by at least a factor of 100.

Q10. The open-loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is

K
G(s) = s .
s(1 + s
5
)(1 + 50
)

Design a lag compensator for G(s) using Bode plot sketches so that the closed-loop
system satisfies the following specifications:

a. The steady-state error to a unit ramp reference input is less than 0.01.
b. PM ≥ 40◦
c. Verify and refine your design using MATLAB.

Q11. Sketch the Nyquist plot based on the Bode plots for each of the following systems, ,
then compare your result with that obtained using the MATLAB command nyquist:
K(s+2)
a. KG(s) = (s+10)

b. KG(s) = K
(s+10)(s+2)2

Using your plots, estimate the range of K for which each system is stable, and
qualitatively verify your result using a rough sketch of a root-locus plot.

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