Modern University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Faculty of Engineering
Automatic Control System
ESE 346/ESE416

Sheet 4
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Problem 1:

Obtain the transfer function for the system shown using Masons Rule.

1 G1 G2 G3 G4 1
Y(s)

-1 -H2

-H1
Problem 2:

A signal flow graph is shown below. Use Masons formula to find the transfer
function Y(s)/R(s).
G5

1 G1 G2 G3 G4 G6
R(s) Y(s)

-H1 -H2

-H3
Problem 3: (assignment)
A signal flow graph is shown below. Use Masons formula to find the transfer
function Y(s)/R(s) using Mason's Gain Formula.
G7
G8

1 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6
R(s) Y(s)
-H4
-H1
-H2

-H3
Problem 4:

Determine the zeros-poles of the following open loop transfer function

GH(S) = 10 (S+1) / (S+2)(S+3)

Problem 5:

Sketch the root-locus diagram for the following open loop transfer functions

G(s)H(s)= K / [S(S+2)(S2+2S+2)]
G(s)H(s)= K (S+1)(S+4)(S+7) / [S(S+3)(S2+2S+2)]