Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

Aircraft Stability and Control (AE603). 6th Semester Aerospace Engineering

Problem Sheet No. 3 (Root Locus, Bode Diagram)

Sketch the root locus on a graph-paper as K is varied from 0 to  . A feedback control system has
an open-loop transfer function

1. Gs  H s  
K
ss  1s  4

Gs  H s  
K
2.
ss  1s  3s  4

Gs  H s  
K
(Find K for   0.5 )
ss  2s 2  2s  2
3.

K s  4s  5
4. Gs  H s  
s 3s  1
Gs  H s   2
K
ss  2s  5
5.

K s  5
Gs  H s   2
ss  6s  10 
6.

K s  1
Gs  H s  
ss  4s 2  2s  2
7.

Gs  H s  
K
ss  4s 2  4s  20 
8.

9. Construct the Bode plot on a semi log graph-paper for a system whose open-loop transfer
function is given by

Gs H s  
5
ss  1s 2  2s  5
i) Using Bode Plot find GM, PM, GC ,  PC
ii) How could the gain be obtained so that GM becomes 10 dB?
iii) How could the gain be adjusted so that GC  1.2 rad/sec ?
iv) How could the gain be adjusted so that PM= 450 ?
10. Sketch Bode Plot for the transfer function
Ks 2
G s H s  
1  0.2 s 1  0.02 s 
Determine the system gain K for the gain cross-over frequency to be 5 rad/sec.

11. Draw the Bode Plot and find the Gain Margin of

Gs H s  
1
1  s 3
12. Draw the Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.
10s  3
Gs  
ss  2s 2  4s  100 
13. Draw the Bode Plot for a system having O.L.T.F.

Gs H s  
K
s1  0.02s 1  0.04s 
Find GM and PM
Find the values of K for which the closed loop system has a PM of 450 .

14. Draw the Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

Gs  
K
ss  2s  20 
Construct Bode Plots and determine
i) Limiting value of K for system to be stable
ii) Value of K for gain margin to be 10 dB
iii) Value of K for Phase Margin to be 500

15. Construct the Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

10s  10
Gs  
ss  2s  5
From the plot obtain the gain margin and phase margin. Comment on the stability of the system.
16. Sketch Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

K 1  0.2s 1  0.025 s 

Gs  
s 3 1  0.001s 1  0.005 s 
Show that the system is conditionally stable. Find the range of values of K for which the system
is stable.

17. Sketch Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

Gs  
10
s1  s 1  0.02 s 
From Bode Plot determine
(a) Gain and Phase Cross Over Frequencies
(b) Gain and Phase margin, and
(c) Stability of the closed loop system.

18. Sketch Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

Gs  
10
s1  0.2s 1  0.01s 
Construct the asymptotic log magnitude plot and an exact phase plot. Determine
(a) Gain cross over frequency and Phase Cross Over Frequencies
(b) Gain Margin and Phase Margin
(c) The stability of closed loop system

19. Sketch Bode Plot for a Unity Feedback system having O.L.T.F.

Gs  
K
ss  11  0.01s 
Determine from the plot, the value of K so as to have
Gain Margin = 10 dB
Phase Margin = 500