Mathematical Models
Mathematical Models
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A= 2 -1 , B= 3 2
-3 2 -6 -5
(b) Determine the solution of the following set of first-order coupled differential equations:
dx1/dt = x2
dx2/dt = -6x1 -5x2
Solution
(a)
X= 0 -1
-3 -4
Y= 12 7
-27 -16
(b)
Answer:
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(a) Determine the solution of the following differential equation when all the initial
conditions{i.e. y(0) and dy/dt│0 }are zero and f(t) = 4t:
Solution
(a)
(b)
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Problem 3 Partial fraction expansions
Solution
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-2 3 1
A = 4 6 -2
8 4 1
-2 -5 -5
B = 1 -1 0
0 1 0
C= 0 1 ,
-2 -3
Solution
Inverse of A = 14 -1 -12
- (1/120) -20 10 0
-32 -32 -24
sI –C = s -1
2 s+3
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Problem 5 Solution of first-order coupled differential equations
(a) Describe a procedure to solve a set of first order coupled differential equations
(b) Solve the following system of linear differential equations with constant coefficients:
x1 = 0 at t = 0
x2 = 0
Solution
Similarly,
X2 = 0.5(e-t – e-6t/11)
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Problem 6 Transfer function of a multiloop feedback control system
H2
-
+ + + C(s)
R(s) G1 G2 G3 G4
- +
-
H1
H3
Fig.1
G2 G3
R(s) G1 G4 C(s)
G5 G6 G7 G8 H6 H7
H2/G4
-
+ + + C(s)
R(s) G1 G2 G3 G4
- +
H1
H3
H2/G4
-
+ + C(s)
R(s) G1 G2 G3G4/ (1-
-
G3G4H1)
H3
H3
Path2: P2 = G5G6G7G8
Determinant, = 1 –(L1+L2+L3+L4)-(L1L3+L1L4+L2L3+L2L4)
C(s)/R(s) = (P11+P22)/
=[G1G2G3G4(1-L1-L4)+G5G6G7G8(1-L1-L2)]/(1-L1-L2-L3-L4+L1L3+L1L4+L2L3+L2L4)
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(a) The student–teacher learning process is inherently a feedback process intended to reduce
the system error to a minimum.
The desired input is the knowledge being studied and the student may be considered the
process. With the aid of Fig. 3,
construct a feedback model of the learning process and identify each block of the system.
Output
Comparison Controller Process
Desired
output
response
Measurement
Fig.3
(b) Consider the pendulum of Fig.4. The torque on the mass is
T = MgLsin
where g is the gravity constant. The equilibrium condition for the mass is 0 = 00. Determine,
from first principles, the linear approximation of the nonlinear relation between T and. State the
range of for which the approximation is reasonably accurate.
Length, L
Mass, M
Fig.4
Solution
(a)
= MgL
This approximation is reasonably accurate for -/4 /4.
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Write the state equations of the system, choosing displacement and velocity of the mass as state
variables, x1 and x2, respectively.
Y (t)
K M
F (t)
B
Fig.5
(b) Write the difference equation obeyed by a sum of money in a bank account at a yearly
interest rate of R percent, compounded every T years. Denote the amount immediately following
the kth interest period as A (kT). Find the differential equation which results as T 0.
Solution
fM+ fB + fs =F
dx1/dt = x2
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Problem 9 Controller for a multiloop unity feedback control system
R(s) C(s)
Gc (s) G(s)
+ -
Fig.6
5 50
G(s) = 1+2s 1 + 2s
1 -10
1+ s 1+ s
1 0
T(s) = 1+ 0.5s
0 1
1+ 0.2s
Solution
(T-1-1) = .5s 0
0 .2s
(T-1-1) -1 = 2/s 0
0 5/s
G-1 = (1/) -10/(1+2s) -50/(1+2s)
-1/(1+s) 5/(1+s)
where = -100/(1+2s)(1+s)
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(a) Show that a system, which gives a response x corresponding to an input u, and governed by
the equation
Friction f1
Velocity
M1 v1 (t)
r (t)
Force
Fig.7
i Determine the transfer function, V1(s)/R(s), if the velocity of mass M1 is the output variable
and the applied force on M1 is the input variable.
ii What would be the transfer function when the position x1(t) of mass M1 is the output variable?
Solution
Thus, if x is the response of the system due to an input u, then for an input ku, the response will
be kx. Also, let x1 be the
(c) (i) The simultaneous equations, assuming the initial conditions are zero, are
Solve the above two equations for V1(s) [by eliminating V2(s)] and obtain the transfer function
G(s) =V1(s)/R(s) = (M2s2+f1s+K)
(M1s+f1+f2)(M2s2+f1s+K)
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(a) Fig.8 shows a water level controller in which the input valve closes completely when the
level of water in the tank reaches a height hr.
a b
L
V qi
x= (hr-hi) (a/b) F
hr hi
qo
Fig.8
The water level in the tank at any time is h and the valve gate-opening x is caused by the
arrangement of the float F and lever L. The cross-sectional area of the tank is A. The valve
discharge qi is proportional to the gate-opening x with proportionality factor k, and the output
flow qo is proportional to the head h with proportionality factor B. Assume that the maximum
input qi, max corresponding to the full gate opening never exceeds the output q o.
Develop a signal flow graph between the input qi and the output hi. Assume that the Laplace
transforms of qi, x, hr, and hi are Qi, X, Hr, and Hi respectively.
(b)Determine the transfer function, C/R, for the control system shown in Fig.9.
+ +
R G1 G2 G3 C
- -
H1
Fig.9
Solution
qi = kx
X = (Hr-Hi) (a/b)
Qi = kX
Hi = Qi/ (As+B)
Hr 1 X k Qi 1/ (As+B) Hi
-1
(b)
(a) Describe a subroutine and draw a flow-chart for obtaining the magnitude and angle of G (j)
when the transfer function is
G (s) = 10
s (1+0.25s) [(s2+10s+64)/64].
(b) Determine the magnitude and angle of G (j) for the transfer function G(s) of Part (a).
Solution
(b) G(jw) = 10
jw (1+. 25jw)(64-w2 + j10w)/64
A= 2 1 1
2 3 4
-1 -1 -2
(c) Using the state variables: x1 = y, x2 = dy/dt, determine the solution of the following
differential equation:
Solution
Y = B A-1 = 12 7
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(b)
2- 1 1
2 3- 4 =0
-1 -1 -2-
Thus, = 1, -1, 3
Laplace transform is
Matrix A = 0 1
-6 -5
(s) = ( sI-A) –1 = 3 - 2 1 - 1
(s+2) (s+3) (s+2) (s+3)
-6 + 6 -2 + 3
(s+2) (s+3) (s+2) (s+3)
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(a) Describe a subroutine and draw a flow-chart to determine the polynomial whose roots are
located at s = -a, s = -b, and s = -c respectively.
C(s) = s2+2s +3
(s+ 1 ) 3
Solution
(b) 4s3-20s2+17s+14 = 0
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H2
R(s) G1 G2 G3 G4 C(s)
+ + - +
- +
H1
H3
Fig.10
(b) Find the transfer function, C(s)/R(s) using Mason’s Rule also.
Solution
P1= G1G2G3G4
L1 = - G2G3H2
L2 = - G3G4H1
L3 = - G1G2G3G4H3
Solution
(b):
F(s) = s3 +4s2 +6s +4
1 3 3 1 = remainder
for a trial root of s= -1. In this Table, multiply the trial root and successively add in each column.
With a remainder of 1 ,try
s = -2 which results in
-2 -2 -4
1 2 2 0= remainder
Let(s+2) (s2 +as + b) = 0. Comparing coefficients, a = 2, b =2. Therefore, the remaining roots
are: s=-1+j and –1-j.
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Problem 16
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS:
A1 + A2 + A3
x (x+1) (x + 2)
where
Ans: (a)
(ii) The eigenvalues of the matrix 0 1
-6 -5
are:
(a) –1 and –2
(b) –2 and –3
(c) –3 and –4
Ans: (b)
(iii) Which one of the following properties of the root locus is not true?
(a) A branch of the root locus starts from each open-loop pole and terminates at each
open-loop zero at infinity
(b) The root locus is symmetrical about the real axis of the s-plane.
(c) If the number of finite zeros m is less than the number of finite poles n, then n+m
branches of the root locus must end at zeros at infinity.
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
(a) The eigenvalues of the matrix B = P -1 AP cannot be the same as those of A, when
P is any nonsingular matrix.
(b) A matrix of order n will have n eigenvalues, which may not all be distinct (i.e.
some eigenvalues may be repeated).
(c) The sum of the eigenvalues of a matrix is equal to the negative of its trace. (The
trace of a matrix is equal to the sum of the elements on its main diagonal).
Ans: (a)
Ans: (c)
x3+ 3x2+4x +2 = 0
are
(a) 2, 3 and 4
(b) -1, -1 +j, -1 –j
(c) 1, 1+j, 1-j
Ans: (b)
is
(a) e-t + e-3t (8cos 4t -6 sin4t)
(b) 2e-t + e-3t (3cos 4t -4 sin4t)
(c) 2e-t + e-3t (8cos 4t -6 sin4t)
Ans: (c)
(a) The transfer function of a system (or element) does not represent the relationship
describing the dynamics of the system
(b) A transfer function may only be defined for a linear, stationary (constant parameter)
system
(c) The Laplace transformation may not be utilized for a time-varying system.
(d) The transfer function description does not include any information concerning the
internal structure of the system and its behaviour.
Ans: (a)
(x) Which one of the of the following set of block diagrams is equivalent?
(a)
x1 + G x3 x1 G x3
x2 1
G x2
(b)
x1 + G x3 G + x3
+
x2 G
x2
(c)
x1 + G x3 x1 G x3
+
x2 G
x2
Ans: (b)
(x) A servo-mechanism is called a proportional error device when the output of the system is
(a) a function of error and the first derivative of error
(b) a function of the first derivative of error only
(c) a function of error only
(d) none of the above.
Ans :( c )
C1
V1(s) V 2(s)
R1 R2
Fig.11
(b) (s + 1/R1C)
s+ (R1+R2)/R1R2C
( c) R1/(1 + s CR2)
( d) (s + 1/R2C)
s+ (R1+R2)/R1R2C
Ans :( b)
(xii) A home heating feedback- control system consists of the valve which controls the
gas or power input, the heater, and the thermo-sensor. Which one of the following
statements is true?
List E- List F
A-Translational spring
I-Energy dissipater
B-Rotational mass
II-Capacitive storage
C-Thermal resistance
III-Inductive storage
-
The correct matching is
Ans: (a)
(xiv) In general, the programmer does not write the computer program in
machine language, because
(b)It is a tedious job for the programmer and is best left to the machine to convert the source
program to the machine language program.
(c) There is no need to do it
(d) The machine takes more time to solve the required problem.
Ans: (b)
(a) The FORTRAN compiler changes the object program to the source program.
(b) FORTRAN language is the same as the machine language
( c) It is the object program that is actually executed by the computer to obtain results
( d) The computer executes the source program to obtain the results.
Ans: (c)
(xvi) Programming is a difficult task in one of the following
:
(a) Analogue computer
(b) Digital computer
(c) Microprocessor or microcomputer
(d) Minicomputer.
Ans: (c)
s4+2s3+4s2+8s+15 =0
(ii.) Four
(ii)None (two pairs of roots on the j axis)
(iii.) None (two roots on the j axis)
(iv.) Two.
Ans: (d)
FALSE
(b-a)
is
F(s) = 1
.
(s+a)(s+b)
TRUE
F(s) = s2 +2s +3
(s+1)3
is
(a) 2 1
+
(s+1)3 (s+1)
(b) 2 3
+
(s+1)3 (s+1)
(c) 1 2 3
+ +
(s+1)3 (s+1)2 (s+1)
(d) 1 3
+
(s+1)3 (s+1)
Ans: a
(xix) The transfer function, Eo(s)/Ei(s) of the ideal resonant filter of Fig.12 is
Ei(s) C E o(s)
Fig.12
(a) s2LC
s2LC+1
(b) Zero
(c) Unity
(d)1/ (s2LC+1)
Ans: (d)
Ans: (b)
(xxi) The resultant equivalent transfer function C(s)/R(s) of the system shown in
Fig.13 is
(a) G1G2/(1+G1G2H1)
(b) G1G2/(1+G1G2+G1G2H1)
(c) G1G2/(1+G1G2+G2H1)
(d) G1G2/(1+G1G2+G1H1)
R G1 G2 C
- -
H1
H1
Fig.13
Ans: (b)
(xxii) Match List E with List F in the following Table of closed-loop systems and their outputs,
C (z).
List E
List F
A
I
C (z) =RG (z)
1+HG (z)
H(s)
III
C (z) =G (z) R (z)
1+GH (z)
Ans: (a)
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