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Question bank

Name of the Branch/Course B.Tech

Subject Control Systems
Subject Code EE23APC401
Year & Sem II & I
Faculty Name P Venkata Vara Prasad

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

UNIT 1
1 Distinguish between open loop and closed loop systems.
2 Name two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system.
3 Define transfer function.
4 How is AC servomotor different from normal induction motor?
5 Write down the Mason’s gain formula.
UNIT 2
1 Give the expression for maximum peak overshoot for a second order system.
2 Name the test signals used in control system.
3 For the system described by , find the nature of time response.
4 List the time domain specifications.
5 What is steady state error?
UNIT 3
What is the stability of the system when roots of characteristic equation lie on
1
imaginary axis?
2 What is root locus?
3 What do you mean by dominant pole?
4 State Routh’s stability criteria.
5 What do you mean by a centroid in root locus? How is it calculated?
UNIT 4
1 Define phase cross over frequency and gain cross over frequency.
2 State Nyquist stability criterion.
3 Define gain margin and phase margin.
Find the resonant frequency and resonant peak for a unity feedback system with:
4

5 What is Polar plot?

UNIT 5
1 What are the advantages of state space analysis?
 2 Write down the properties of state transition matrix.
3 Define controllability.
What is the transfer function for the state variable representation
4
5 When will be the system completely state observable?

TEN MARKS QUESTIONS

UNIT 1
1 a Distinguish between open loop and closed loop control system with neat sketch.
b What are the basic elements of rotational mechanical systems? What are their
mathematical models?
2 a Write the force balance and torque balance equations for basic elements in
mechanical systems.
b Give the analogy between rotational mechanical and electrical systems.
3 a Explain the properties of signal flow graph?
b The signal flow graph for feedback control system is show in figure below.
Determine closed loop transfer function

4 Determine the transfer function of the system shown in the figure below

5 With its operating principle, derive the transfer function of AC servomotor in

control system.
6 With its operating principle, derive the transfer function of DC servomotor in
control system.
7 Use Mason’s gain formula for determining the overall transfer function of the
system shown in figure below.

8 Determine the overall transfer function C/R for the block diagram shown in figure
below by using block diagram reduction rules.
9 For the mechanical system shown in figure below, draw the force-current electrical
analogous circuit.

10 For the mechanical rotational system shown in figure below, draw the torque-
voltage electrical analogous circuit.

UNIT 2
1 a. Derive time response of first order system for unit step input signals.
b. Explain different types of standard test signals.
2 Derive time response of second order under damped system for unit step input.
3 Derive time response of second order critical damped system for unit step input.
4 Derive the time domain specification expressions for under damped second order
system with unit step input.
5 A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function: .
Find the rise time, peak time, percentage overshoot and settling time for step input
of 12 units.
6 The unity feedback system is characterized by an open loop transfer
function Determine the gain K, so that the system will have a
damping ratio of 0.5 for this value of K. Determine settling time and peak time for
a unit step input.
7 For a unity feedback control system the open loop transfer function
Find (a) the position, velocity and acceleration error constants. (b) the steady state
error when the input is .
8 The block diagram of a unity feedback system is shown in figure below.
 Determine the time domain specifications.
9 a The rise time and peak time of a second-order under damped system are 0.8 sec
and 1.0 sec respectively. Find the pair of second-order poles and the transfer
functions for unity gain.
b If x is the input and y is the output of the system described by a differential
equation, , determine the undamped natural frequency,
damping ratio, damped natural frequency time for peak overshoot and settling
time.
10 A unity feedback system is characterized by the open-loop transfer function:
Determine the steady state errors for unit step, unit ramp
and unit acceleration inputs.
UNIT 3
1 a Using Routh-Hurwitz criterion, determine the stability of a system representing the
characteristic equation . Comment on location of
roots.
b Write the effects of adding poles and zeros to the G(s)H(s) on the root loci.
2 a Using Routh-Hurwitz criterion, determine the stability of a system representing the
characteristic equation and comment on
location of roots of the characteristic equation.
b What are the difficulties in RH stability criterion? Explain how you can overcome
them.
3 a Using Routh criterion, determine the stability of the system represented by the
Characteristic equation s4 + 8s3 + 18s2 + 16s+5 = 0. Comment on the location of the
roots of characteristic equation.
b Using Routh-Hurwitz criterion, determine the stability of the closed loop system
that has the following characteristic equation: 𝑠3 + 5𝑠2 + 3𝑠 + 7 = 0.
4 A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function, G(s) = .
Sketch the root locus.
5 Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function
is . Find the value of K so that the damping ratio of the closed
loop system is 0.5.
6 Construct the root locus for a closed-loop control system with
.
7 The open loop transfer function of a system is given below: .
Draw the root locus diagram.

8 Sketch the root locus for the characteristic equation of the system for which:
. And determine the value of the root-locus gain for which the
complex conjugate poles have a damping ratio of 0.5.
9 The open-loop transfer function of unity feedback system is . Show
that a part of the root locus is a circle.
10 The characteristic polynomial of a system is s7+5s6+9s5+9s4+4s3+20s2+36s+36=0.
Determine the location of roots on the s-plane and hence the stability of the system.
UNIT 4
1 Sketch the bode plot for the transfer function . Determine
the system gain ‘K’ for the gain cross-over frequency to be 5 rad/sec.
2 A unity feedback system has G(s)= . Draw the bode plot.
Determine gain margin and phase margin.
3 The open lop transfer function of a system is given by G(s) = .
Draw Bode plot. Obtain the gain and phase cross over frequencies.
4 Sketch the polar plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is
1
G  S H(S)  . Find gain margin and phase margin
S(S  1) 2
5 For the following transfer function draw bode plot. G(s) =
6 The open lop transfer function of a system is given by G(s)= . Draw
( )( )
Polar plot. Obtain the gain and phase cross over frequencies.

7 Sketch the polar plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(s) =
8 Sketch the polar plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(s) =
9 The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by
G(s) = . Sketch the Nyquist plot. Determine the value of K which the
system is stable.
10 A feedback control system has open-loop transfer function G(s)H(s) =
Draw the Nyquist plot and investigate the stability of open loop and closed loop system.
UNIT 5
1 a Construct state model of a system characterized by differential equation:

b Obtain the state model of the system whose transfer function is :

2 Consider the system =𝐴X, with 𝑋0=(0), 𝑤ℎere A = . Find ∅(𝑡) and
solution for 𝑋0=[1 1]𝑇
3 The state model of a system is given by

Determine whether the system is completely controllable/observable.

4 a Explain the concept of controllability and observability.
b The state equation of a linear time invariant system is given by:

Find the state transition matrix φ(t).

5 A linear time invariant system is described by the following dynamic equation:
𝑥(𝑡)̇=𝐴𝑥(𝑡)+𝐵𝑢(𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(𝑡)=𝐶𝑥(𝑡), Where

Check whether the system is controllable or not.

6 Determine the time response of a system give below.

7
Construct the state model of mechanical system shown in figure below.

8 a Discuss about the properties of state transition matrix.

b

Find the state transition matrix for

9 Obtain the state model for the system described by . Using
phase variables.
10 Obtain the state variable representation of an armature controlled D.C Servomotor