FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

CINEC

COURSE

Bsc Part time Batch 07

SUBJECT

6ET006 Control Engineering I

ASSESSMENT

Tutorial 1

DATE
DUE DATE

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4th June 2015

1.1

Redesign the turbine speed control system discussed in the class, but
replace the fly-ball governor with the tachometer shown in Fig. P1.2. A
tachometer consists basically of a small DC motor operated in reverse as
a generator, the shaft being rotated continuously , producing a DC voltage
proportional to shaft speed.

1.2

The system in Fig. P1.3 shows an operator attempting to maintain the

speed of a conveyor carrying manufactured parts through a spray
booth. When more boxes are placed on the conveyor, it slows down,
while fewer boxes allow it to speed up. Draw a block diagram of the
system indicating the principal elements and transfer functions where
possible.

1.3 Shown in Fig. P1.4 is a water-level control system comprising a tank,

inlet pipe, slide valve, and float. Details of the operation of the flow valve
are also shown in the figure. Draw a block diagram of the feedback
control system and identify the main elements, writing down the
mathematical transfer functions where appropriate.

1.4

Consider Fig. P1.6. which shows a stick balanced on top of a cart that
is free to move horizontally. The angle of the stick with the vertical is
measured by means of a potentiometer. Using components discussed
so far, specify a control system that will move the cart so as to
maintain the stick in the upright position when disturbed. Draw the
block diagram of the system and identify the major elements. Can the
system be used to maintain the stick at a constant, nonzero angle to the
vertical'?

1.5

Figure P1.7 shows a beam with a V groove cut into it and a steel
ball that is free to roll in the groove. Along one face of the groove is
a carbon track of fixed resistance. A 10-V supply is connected to
one end of one track while the other end is grounded. The ball
connects the energized track to a wire on the other face of the V,
which assumes a voltage proportional to the position of the ball x
from the grounded end, the whole system working as a linear
potentiometer. The beam is free to rotate about its center and is
actuated by a geared motor at one end that moves a lead screw with
velocity proportional to input voltage. Design and draw a labeled
block diagram of a control system capable of positioning the ball
anywhere on the beam.

1.6

The automatically guided vehicle shown in Fig. P1.8a follows a white

line painted on a factory flow by means of the system shown in Fig.
P1.8b. The line is illuminated with a lamp and the reflected light is
measured by a photo detector. As the vehicle wonders off the track, the
photo detector signal decreaes due to the decrease in the white- line area
beneath it, as shown by the dashed line in Fig.P1.8b.Design a control
system to ensure accurate tracking , and draw a block diagram of the
pricipal elements.

1.7

Design a control system that will maintain the depth of a submarine at a

prespecified value. The drive planes are actuated by means of the
arrangement shown in Fig. P1.9. A pressure sensor signal is available that
delivers a voltage propotional to water pressure, with a known calibration
coeffient. Design a system that uses this voltage to drive the submarine to
a preset depth and describe its operation.

1.8

A control system has to be designed to maintain the thickness of a steel

plate as it is hot rolled, as shown in Fig. P1.10. The thickness is measured
by a roller mounted on a swinging arm connected to and pivoting about a
potentionmeter and fed back to the control room where it may be
compared to the thickness dialed by the operator on an identical
potentiometer. The top rollar is adjusted in height by means of the
hydraulic ram shown in the figure. Complete the design indicating all
elements of the control system by a transfer function where possible.