CONTROL SYSTEM

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Given that the above is a linear time-invariant (LTI) system, how would you check the stability of the system ? If there is an unstable mode in the system, is it controllable? If the unstable mode is controllable shift it to a stable position, say (20)
2005

= 0.5, by state feedback.

1)Point out the advantages of frequency response studies of a system. Explain the Bode plots for the log magnitude versus frequency and phase angle versus frequency for the complex conjugate poles or zeros. (20) 2) State and explain the Masons Gain formula. Determine all input-output relationships of the system represented by the set of following linear equations using the Masons Gain formula: x1 = a11 x1 + a12x2 + b1u1, and x2 = a21 x1 + a22 x2 + b2u2 where u1 and u2 are the inputs and x1 and x2 are the states of the system. (20) 3) Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case. 3 20 = 60 (a) Jury stability test states that if the first element of descending order polynomial, viz, a0 > 0, then all roots of the polynomial Q(z) are inside the unit circle if and only if the first element in each odd-numbered row is positive in the derived array.

2004 1) Write the discrete forms of P, PI and PID controllers. What are various methods of tuning them? Discuss in brief. 20 2) What do you understand by lead compensator? Draw the approximate Bode plot for a typical lead compensator. Design a suitable control system for a missile to introduce a lead of 35 and gain of 6.5 db at 2.8 rad/s. What will be the transfer function of this lead compensator that will satisfy the above requirement? (20) 3) Select any THREE of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case (a) At any point on the root locus with angle condition satisfied, the value of K-variable parameter (for this point to be a root) is obtained as product of lengths of vectors from poles product of lengths of vectors from zero K
2003

1) Explain the following (i) Gain margin (ii) Phase margin How are they determined from Nyquist plot and Bode plot? (20) 2) Discuss the performances of proportional plus derivative and proportional plus integral controllers. (20) 3) Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identity the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case: 20 3 = 60 (a) Routh-Hurwitz criterion is an algebraic method that provides information on the absolute stability of linear time invariant system that has a characteristic equation with constant coefficient 4)Explain the effects of negative feedback in control systems on the following 20 (i) Stability (ii) External disturbances
2002 1) Show that the feedback reduces the effect of parameter variation on the performance of the control system, but adversely affects the gain of the systems Also discuss briefly the effect of feedback on the transient performance of the control system. . (20)

2)Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case 20 3 = 60 (a) The steady - state errors for unit step input to type-0, type-1 and type-2, unity feedback systems are finite non-zero, zero and infinite respectively 3) A system is represented by state equation X = AX. If for 1 03 2 X

the response is
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e Xt e

And for 0 1 X

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Determine the state transition matrix (NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING MATRIX) 4) Select any three of the following statements read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case 20 3 = 60 (a) The magnitude of a transfer function whose poles are only in the left half of s plane and whose zeros are mirror images of the poles about the jw axis increases with increase in frequency. 2001 1) Select any THREE of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case. . 20 3 = 60 (a) Routh-Hurwitz and continuous fraction stability criteria tell whether the system is stable or unstable. They do not tell anything about the relative stability of the system. 2) Select any THREE of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case. 20 3 = 60 (a) While a lead compensator reduces system bandwidth, a lag compensator on the other hand increases the system bandwidth. 2000 1) A system is described by the following state and output equations 010 231 XXU (NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING MATRIX) And Y = [1 0]X where u(t) is a unit step input and the initial conditions X1(0) = 0, X2(0) = 0. Obtain the time response of the system. (20) 2) Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case. 20 3 = 60 (a) Feedback provides same control on the steady state error to standard inputs by adjustment of

open-loop gain.
3) The open hop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by
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Gsk s st st (NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING TRANSFER FUNCTION G(s)) (i) Using the RouthHutwitz method, determine the necessary conditions for the system to be stable. (ii) Sketch the root locus diagram for the system described for positive values of k, t 1 and t2. Show how the root locus gets modified with addition of a zero. (20)

4) Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify the correct and the incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case. 20 3 = 60 (a) State variable approach for analysis is applicable only to linear time invariant systems.

1999 1) Describe the constructional features and working of a 2-phase, 4/6 pole hybrid stepping motor. Discuss its torque-displacement characteristics also. (20)

2) (i) The pole-zero configuration of a closed-loop control system is given by (s1, s2) = 2 j2. Calculate the undamped resonance frequency and the damping ratio. (10) (ii) Explain Hurwitz stability criteria. The characteristic equation of a system is represented by 4s3 + 3s2 + 2s + 3 = 0. Verify the stability of the system through expansion by confined fraction. (10) 3) Enumerate states and state variable representation of a dynamic system. Determine, by Routh array, whether a system represented by characteristic equation. s3 + 4s2 + 8s + 11 = 0 is stable or not. (20) 4) What is Bode-plot? Discuss how a Bode-plot can be drawn.

Derive the step response of a second order system expressed by:

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adbdcFi (NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING EQUAION) .

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(20) 5) Select any three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify correct and incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case: (20 x 3 = 60) Case (a) For a stable system, the gain margin and phase margin should be positive.
1998 1) Describe with the help of a neat diagram the operation of a reluctance-type stepper motor along with its characteristics. What are its possible applications ?(20) 2) Select any Three of the following statements, read them carefully and identify correct and incorrect ones. Justify your answer using not more than 200 words in each case: (20 x 3 = 60) a) Phase lead compensation decreases the band width of a system. 3) The roots of a second order system are located at 1+j2 and 1j2. Determine the followings if the system is excited by unit step input: (i) Damping ratio (ii) Maximum % overshoot (iii) Natural frequency of oscillation (iv) Damped frequency of oscillation (20) 4) The unity feedback system has forward path transfer function

1 GsK sss

(NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING EQUAION) Sketch the Nyquist diagram. If K = 4, determine whether the given system is stable or not. If the system is stable, determine its gain margin. What is the maximum value of K that will make its gain margin zero ? (20) 5) Obtain the transfer function of phase lead network. Show that sin 1 m1 a a

and 1 m aT (NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING EQUAION)

where m, w, a and T have usual meanings. (20) 6) The unity feedback system has forward path transfer function
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1 24 GsS sss

(NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING EQUAION) Determine steady state error coefficients Kp, Kv and Ka. Hence find the steady state error in output if (i) unit step input, (ii) nit ramp input and (iii) nit parabolic input are given. 7) The state equations for a system are given by X AX Bu Du Y CX where 100 020 003 A

, 1 2 1 B

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(NOTE:SEE ORIGINAL PAPER FOR MISSING EQUAION) Determine the output response of a system to unit step input.