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Assignement Questions
Unit 1: Modelling of control system
Q.1 Define control system and discuss briefly about its classification.
Q.2 Write a note on closed loop versus open loop control systems
Q.3 Write the force current analogy.
Q.4 For a two DOF spring mass damper system obtain the mathematical model where F is the
input x1 and x2 are responses
Q.5 For the system shown in figure below obtain the mathematical model if x1 and x2 are initial
displacements.
Unit 2: Signal flow graph
Q.1 Define block diagram & depict the block diagram of closed loop system.
Q.2 Write the procedure to draw the block diagram.
Q.3 Define signal flow graph and its parameters
Q.4 Explain briefly Masons Gain formula
Q.5 Draw the signal flow graph of the block diagram shown in Fig below.

H2
X1

X2

X3
G1

X4

X5
G2

X6

G3

H1

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Q.6 Draw the signal flow graph of the block diagram shown in Fig below

G1
X2

X1

G2

G3
X3

G4
Q.7 For the LRC net work is shown in Fig Draw its signal flow graph.

R
e(t)

L
i(t)

ec(t)

Figur

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Q.8 Obtain the transfer function of C(s)/R(s) of the system whose signal flow graph is shown in
Fig.
G6
R(s)

G7

G2

G1

G3

G4
X3

G5
X4

-H1

C(s)
1
X5

-H2

Q.9 For the system represented by the following equations find the transfer function X(s)/U(s)
using signal flow graph technique.
X X1
3u

X1

a1 X 1

X2

a2 X 1

X2

Unit 3: Time Response of feed back control systems

Q.1 Define and classify time response of a system.
Q.2 Mention the Standard Test Input Signals and its Laplace transform

Q.3 The open loop T.F. of a unity feed back system is given by G(S) =

K . Where,
S(1+ST)
T&K are constants having + Ve values.By what factor (1) the amplitude gain be reduced so that
(a) The peak overshoot of unity step response of the system is reduced from 75% to 25% (b)
The damping ratio increases from 0.1 to 0.6.
Q.4 Find all the time domain specification for a unity feed back control system whose open loop
T.F. is given by
G(S) =

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Q.5 The closed loop T.F. of a unity feed back control system is given by
C(S) =
5 .
2
R(S)
S + 4S +5

Determine (1) Damping ratio (2) Natural

undamped response frequency Wn. (3) Percent
peak over shoot Mp (4) Expression for error
resoponse.

Q.6 A servo mechanism is represent by the Eq:d2 + 10 d = 150E , E = R- is the actuating signal calculate the
dt2
dt
value of damping ratio, undamped and damped frequency of ascillation.
Q.7 Measurements conducted on sever me mechanism show the system response to be c (t) =
1+0.2e-60t 1.2e-10t , When subjected to a unit step i/p. Obtain the expression for closed loop T.F
the damping ratio and undamped natural frequency of oscillation .

Q.8 A feed back system employing o/p damping is as shown in fig.

1) Find the value of K1 & K2 so that closed loop system resembles a 2 nd order system with
= 0.5 & frequency of damped oscillation 9.5 rad / Sec.
2) With the above value of K1 & K2 find the % overshoot when i/p is step i/p
3) What is the % overshoot when i/p is step i/p, the settling time for 2% tolerance?

K1

1 .
S(1+S)

R
__
K2S

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Unit 4: Stability analysis

Q.1 Explain briefly how system depends on poles and zeros.
Q.2 Mention the necessary condition to have all closed loop poles in LHS of S-Plane
Q.3 Explain briefly the Hurwitzs Criterion.
Q.4 Explain briefly the Rouths Stability Criterion.
Q.5.Examine the stability of given equation using Rouths method
s3+6s2 + 11s + 6 =0
Q.6 Examine the stability of given equation using Rouths method
s5 + 2s4 + 3s3 + 6s2 + 2s + 1 = 0
Q.8 Using Routh Criterion, investigate the stability of a unity feedback system whose open loop
transfer function is
e -sT
G(s)
=
s(s+1)

Unit 5: RootLocus Techniques

Q.1 Give the general rules for constructing root locus.
Q.2 Define Phase margin and Gain margin of root locus.
Q.3 Sketch the root locus of a unity negative feedback system whose forward path transfer
K
function is G(s)
.
s
K(s 2)
Q.4 The open loop transfer function is G(s)
. Sketch the root locus plot
(s 1) 2
K(s 4)
Q.5 The open loop transfer function is G(s)
. Sketch the root locus.
s(s 2)
K
Q.6 The open loop transfer function is G(s)
. Sketch the root locus.
s(s 6s 25)

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Q.7 The open loop transfer function is G(s)

K
s(s 4)(s

4s 20)

. Sketch the root

Unit 06: Stability in the frequency domain

Q.1 Explain briefly the different Graphical Methods to Represent Frequency Response Data .
Q.2 A second order system has a natural frequency of 10 rad/sec and a damping ratio of 0.5.
Sketch the polar plot for the system.
Q.3 Obtain the polar plot for the transfer function
Q.4 Sketch the polar plots for the system represented by the following open loop transfer
function.

G(S ) H (S )

K
S ( S 5)
2

Q.5 Sketch the polar plots for the system represented by the following open loop transfer
function. G ( S ) H ( S )

10
S ( S 5)(S 8)
2

Q.6 Sketch the polar plots for the system represented by the following open loop transfer
function. G( S ) H ( S )

10
S (S 2)(S

4)

Q.7: Draw Nyquist path for the function F(s)

K (S 1)(S 2 j 2)(S 2 j 2)
F( S )
S (S 3)(S 5)(S 5 j 2)(S 5 j 2)
Unit7: Frequency domain analysis
Q.1 Give the Comparison between Time Domain and Frequency Domain Analysis
Q.2 For the second order system under consideration, establish some simple relationship between
the time domain response & the frequency-domain response of the system.
Q.3 Define Peak response, resonant frequency, cutoff rate and bandwidth.

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Unit 8: Introduction to State variable analysis

Q.1 Define state equation & write the mathematical form of it.
Q.2 Define output variables & give the matrix form of it for n variables of the system.
Q.3 Explain briefly the state equation based on modeling procedure.
Q.4 Draw a block diagram for the general second-order, single-input single-output system:

Q.5 Find the transfer function and a single first-order differential equation relating the output y(t)
to the input u(t) for a system described by the first-order linear state and output equations:

Q.6 Use the Laplace transform method to derive a single differential equation for the capacitor
voltage vC in the series R-L-C electric circuit shown in Fig below.

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