QEUSTION BANK

UNIT-1
PART A ( 2 MARKS )
1. Why negative feedback is preferred in control systems?
2. What is time variant and Time invariant?
3. What is transfer function?
4. What is centroid? How the centroid is calculated?
5. What are breakaway points and break in points?
6. What do you mean by pole and zero of a transfer function?
7. What is nyquist stability criterion?
8. Define bandwidth of a system.
9. What is frequency response?
10. What is resonant peak?

PART-B (10 MARKS)

1. Discuss the correlation between frequency response and time response.(10)

2. Derive Resonant peak and Resonant frequency .(10)

3.

[] [
x1
x 2

Y=

][ ] [ ]

2 1 x 1
1 2 x 2

[]
x1
x2

[0 1]

1 u
0

obtain the transfer function. (10)

4. Explain the procedure to draw nyquist plot for stability analysis.(10)

5. Consider the system described by the state model

A=

1 1
1 2

,C=

X = AX and Y = CX where ,

[ 1 0 ] Design a full order state observer the desired Eigen

values for the observer matrix are

= -5 ,

= -5.

(10)

PART-C ( 6 MARKS)
1. Derive the transfer function from state model.(6)
2. Derive the frequency domain specification bandwidth.(6)
3. What is the effect of addition of poles & zeros on root locus.(6)
4. What are the properties of transfer function and its limitations.(6)
5. Determine the Transfer Function for the given system.(6)

UNIT-2
PART A ( 2 MARKS )

1. What is state and state variable?

2. What is state transition matrix?
3. Write the properties of state transition matrix.
4. What is resolvant matrix?
5. What is controllability and observability?
6. What is free response and forced response of a system?
7. Draw the block diagram representation of state model?
8. Name the test signals used in control system
9. How is system classified depending on the value of damping?
10. What are the three constants associated with a steady state error.

PART-B (10 MARKS)

1.

Determine the solution of state equation

[] [ ] []
x1
x 2

2.

[] [
x1
x2
x3

Y=

1 0
1 1

x1
x2

[]
1
0

(10)

][ ] [ ]

0
0
1 x1
2 3 0 x 2
0
2 3 x3

[ 1 0 0]

, initial condition vector is

[]
x1
x2
x3

0
2 [ u]
0

Check for controllability for kalmans test. (10)

3. Consider the system described by the state model

X = AX+BU and Y = CX where ,

A=

2 0
0 1

B=

[]
3
1

C= [ 0 1 ] Check the observability using kalmans test.

(10)
4. .Determine the state model of the system determined by the differential equation. (10)

5. Obtain the state model and output for the transfer function by cascading . (10)

PART-C ( 6 MARKS)

0
1
2 3

1.

A=

compute state transition matrix. (6)

2.
3.

Discuss the properties of state transition matrix. (6)

Explain in detail about the design of state observer for continuous time systems (6)

4. What is the need of state spaca analysis. Give the relation between state equation and
transfer function.(6)
5. Derive the solution of homogenous state equations for free response.

UNIT-3
PART A ( 2 MARKS )

1. What is compensation?
2. What is lag compensator?
3. What is lead compensator?
4. What is state estimator?
5. What are the uses of lead compensator?
6. What is the use of lag compensator?
7. Give the pole and zero plot for a lag compensator?
8. What are the factors to be considered for choosing compensation?
9. What is effect of adding a pole to open loop transfer function of a system?
10. Discuss the effect of adding zero to open loop transfer function of a system?

PART-B (10 MARKS)

1. Explain the steps for the design of lag compensation using bode plot.

2.

[ ] [ ][ ] [ ]
x1
x2
x3

0 1 0 x1
0 0 1 x2
0 2 3 x 3

0
0
10
0 10 30
10 30 70

0
0 [u ]
10

(10)

and composite matrix Qc =

Design a feedback controller with state feedback so that the closed loop poles are placed
at -2, -1j1
(10)
3.

Explain the steps for the design of lead compensation using bode plot.

4. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function

G ( s )=

K
S (1+ 2 S) .

Determine the poles and zeros for lag compensator, so that phase margin is 40
steady state error for ramp input is less than or equal to 0.2.

(10)

and
(10)

5. Design a phase lead compensator for the unity feedback system

G ( s )=

K
S (1+ S)

to

satisfy the following specifications.

(i)

0
Phase margin of the system is greater than or equal to 45

(ii)

Steady state error for a unit ramp input is less than or equal to

(iii)

Gain cross over frequency of the system must be less than 7.5 rad /sec

1
15
(10)

PART-C ( 6 MARKS)
1. What is pole placement via state feedback? Give the necessary conditions for design
using state feedback.(6)
2. Compare led network and lag network. (6)
3. What is PI controller? What are its effects on system performance? (6)
4. Discuss briefly about lag-lead compensation. (6)
5. Why compensation is required for a system? When feedback compensation is required for a
system? (6)

UNIT-4
PART A ( 2 MARKS )

1. How nonlinearities are classified?

2. What are linear and nonlinear systems?
3. What are limit cycles?
4. What is saturation?
5. What is dead-zone?
6. What is hysteresis and backlash?
7. What is describing function?
8. What is phase plane?
9. What is phase trajectory?
10. What are the methods available for the analysis of nonlinear system?

PART-B (10 MARKS)

1. Discuss about saturation and dead zone.(10)

2 .Explain how to replace nonlinearity can be replaced by describing function with block
diagram.(10)
3. Discuss the procedure for the construction of phase trajectory using isoclines method.(10)
4. Explain delta method to draw the phase trajectories.(10)
5. A linear second order servo is described by the equation e
where = 0.15 ,

n=1 rad /sec

+ 2

n e

2
+ n e = 0

, e(0) = 1.5 , e (0) = 0Determine the singular points and

slope. (10)

PART-C ( 6 MARKS)
1. Discuss the characteristics of non linear system.(6)
2. Write the describing function of backlash nonlinearity and its characteristics.(6)

3. How the stability of nonlinear system is determined using describing function.(6)

4. Determine the describing function for the non-linearity system shown in figure ( 6)

5. Write the describing function of relay with dead zone and relay with hysteresis.(6)

UNIT-5
PART A ( 2 MARKS )

1. What is absolute stability?

2. What is BIBO stability?
3. Define asymptotic stability.
4. What is Routh stability criterion?
5. What is the principle of Lyapunov stability theorem?
6. List the time domain specifications.
7. What is an order of a system?
8. What is relative stability?
9. What is necessary and sufficient condition for stability by using R-H criterion?
10. What is limitedly stable system?

PART-B (10 MARKS)

1. Explain variable gradient method to form Lyapunov function. (10)
2. Consider the non linear system of equations
x 1 = -2 x 1+ x 1 x 2

(10)

x 2 = - x 2+ x 1 x 2

Equilibrium points
3.

[]
0
0

and

[]
1
2

Analyze stability about origin.

Construct Routh Hurwitz array and determine the stability of the system whose
6
5
4
3
2
characteristic equation is S + 2 S + 8 S + 12 S + 20 S + 16S +16 = 0

(10)

4.

Consider a non- linear system described by the equation

x 2

=-

x1

x2

3
- x2

x 1=3 x 1 + x 2

Investigate the stability of equilibrium state.

(10)

5. . Discuss Krasovskiis Method for stability analysis of non-linear system. (10)

PART-C ( 6 MARKS)
1. .Determine the stability of the system.
x = Ax
A=

(6)
1 2
1 4

2. Examine the stability of the system described by the equation.

(6)
x 1=x 2
x 2 = -6x1 5x2
3. Explain the direct method of lyapunov: (6)
4.What is BIBO stability and asymptotic stability?

5.The system is given by

x 1

(6)

x2

x 2=x 1x 12 x 2 Investigate the system by Lyapunovs method using V =

(6)

x 12 + x 22