Assignment-I (Due Date: 14/08/2018)

1. Differentiate between open loop and closed loop system giving suitable examples.
2. Obtain the inverse Laplace transform of the following
(s+2) 10(s+1)
a. F(s) = s(s+3)(s+4) e. F(s) = s3 (s+2)
(s2 +3) 5s+3
b. F(s) = (s2 +2s+5)(s+2) f. F(s) = (s+1)(s+2)(s+3)
(s+2) 1
c. F(s) = s2 +5s+8 g. F(s) = s(s+1)3 (s+2)
2s2 +4s+2 10s2 (s+7)
d. F(s) = h. F(s) = (s+1)(s+8)(s+10)
s2 +3s+2

3. Obtain the expression for y(t) which is satisfying the differential equation
d2 y(t) dy(t)
+ 6 dt + 8y(t) = 16e−t . Neglect initial conditions.
dt2
4. Solve the following differential equation under zero initial conditions
d2 c(t) dc(t)
+ 7 dt + 12c(t) = 1.
dt2
5. Solve the following differential equation
d2 y(t) dy(t)
+ 3 dt + 2y(t) = 5us (t), where us(t) is the unit-step function, y(0+) = -1 and
dt2
’
y (0+) = 2
6. The Laplace transform of a function f(t) is,
10s2 (s+7)
F(s) = (s+1)(s+8)(s+10).
Find initial and final values of the function f(t).
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7. The Laplace transform of f(t) is given by 𝐹(𝑠) = 𝑠(𝑠+4); find the final value using the final
value theorem.
8. Determine the transfer function Vo(s)/Vi(s) of the electrical system shown in Fig.1 below:

Fig.1
9. The transfer function of system is given by,
K(s + 6)
T(s) =
s(s + 1)(s + 5)(s2 + 7s + 12)
Determine (i) Poles (ii) Zeros (iii) Characteristic equation and (iv) Pole-zero plot in s-plane
(v) Order of the system
10. Simplify the block diagram shown in Fig.2 and Fig.3 below. Then obtain the closed-loop
transfer function C(s)/R(s).

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 Fig.2

Fig.3
11. Obtain the closed-loop transfer function C(s)/R(s) by use of Mason’s gain formula for the
system shown in Fig. 4 below:

Fig.4

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12. Consider the system shown in Fig. 5 below. Draw the signal flow graph for this system and
obtain the closed-loop transfer function C(s)/R(s) by use of Mason’s gain formula.

Fig. 5
13. Reduce the block diagram to a single transfer function by using block diagram reduction
technique for figure shown in Fig. 6. Draw signal flow graph and obtain the closed loop
transfer function by use of Mason’s gain formula.

Fig. 6

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