USN 18EC43

Fourth Semester B.E. Degree Examination, July/August 2021

Control Systems
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100
Note: Answer any FIVE full questions.
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

1 a. Define control system. Compare open loop and closed loop control system. (05 Marks)
b. For the mechanical system shown in Fig. Q1 (b) :
(i) Draw the mechanical network.
(ii) Write the differential equations.
(iii) Draw electrical network by F-V analogy.
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.

Fig. Q1 (b) (07 Marks)

X 1 (s )
c. Find the transfer function for the system shown in Fig. Q1 (c). (08 Marks)
F(s)

Fig. Q1 (c)

2 a. What are the effects of negative feedback in control systems? (05 Marks)
b. For the rotational system shown in Fig. Q2 (b). Draw the electrical network based on T-I
analogy. (07 Marks)

Fig. Q2 (b)

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X 2 (s )
c. Find the transfer function for the system shown in Fig. Q2 (c).
F(s)

Fig. Q2 (c) (08 Marks)

3 a. Define transfer function. Write the features of transfer function. (06 Marks)
b. Derive the transfer function for a lag-lead network shown in Fig. Q3 (b). (06 Marks)

Fig. Q3 (b)
C(s )
c. Obtain for the block diagram shown in Fig. Q3 (c) using reduction techniques.
R (s )

Fig. Q3 (c) (08 Marks)

4 a. Explain Mason’s gain formula with a suitable example. (04 Marks)
b. Using Mason’s gain formula find the gain of the following system shown in Fig. Q4 (b).
(10 Marks)

Fig. Q4 (b)

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c. For the circuit shown in Fig. Q4 (c), draw the block diagram.

Fig. Q4 (c) (06 Marks)

5 a. Explain the following test signals with the help of graph and mathematical expression,
(i) Step signal
(ii) Ramp signal
(iii) Parabolic signal. (06 Marks)
b. What are static error coefficients? Derive the formula for each. How they are related to the
steady state error. (06 Marks)
20(1  s)
c. An unity feedback system has G (s )  2 . Calculate its steady state error
s (2  s)(4  s )
coefficients and error when the applied input r( t )  40  2t  5t 2 . (08 Marks)

6 a. Derive an expression for unit step response of under damped second order system. (08 Marks)
b. Explain the effects of PI and PD controllers on the performance of a second order control
system. (04 Marks)
2
d y dy
c. A system is given by differential equation 2
 4.  8y  8x , where y = output and
dt dt
x = input. Determine all time domain specification for unit step input. (08 Marks)

7 a. Explain Routh’s stability criterion for determining the stability of the system and mention its
limitations. (06 Marks)
b. Check the stability of the given characteristic equation using Routh’s method. (06 Marks)
6 5 4 3 2
S  2S  8S  12S  20S  16S  16  0 .
c. Sketch the root locus diagram for open loop transfer function G (s)H(s)  K
.
s(s  2)(s  5)
(08 Marks)

8 a. Explain the construction rules of root locus. (06 Marks)

b. Derive the expressions for resonant peak Mr and resonant frequency Wr for a standard
second order system. (06 Marks)
5
c. Sketch the bodes magnitude and phase diagram for, G (s )H(s)  .
s(1  0.5s)(1  0.05s)
(08 Marks)

9 a. Write a note on lead compensator. (06 Marks)

100
b. Draw polar plot of G (s)H(s)  . (08 Marks)
(s  2)(s  4)(s  8)
c. Clearly explain the steps to solve problems by Nyquist criterion. (06 Marks)

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10 a. State the advantages of state variable approach. (04 Marks)
b. Obtain the state model for a system shown in Fig. Q10 (b).

Fig. Q10 (b) (08 Marks)

 0  1
c. Find the state transition matrix for, A   . (08 Marks)
  2  3

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