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AME-503: Automotive Control Systems(3+0)

Week 4
Block Diagram and Signal Flow Graphs (SFGs)

Dr. Naseer Ahmad

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore

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Text Books:

Automatic Control Systems by Farid Golnaraghi and B.C Kuo, 9th

edition, John Wiley & Sons.

Reference Books:
Modern Control Systems by Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop,
12th edition, Prentice Hall.

System Dynamics by Katsuhiko Ogata, 4th edition, Pearson Prentice

Hall

Mechanical measurement by Thomas G. Bechwith, Roy D.

Marangone and J.H.Linhard, 6th edition, Pearson.
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 B.C.KUO

The block diagrams modeling provide control engineers a better understanding of the composition and
interconnection of the components of control systems.

Input Process/Plant Output

Bicycle
Input f(t) Mass m(kg) Speed v(t)

Intro to SFG

Node
Branch
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Draw the SFGs of this BLOCK Diagram

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Draw the SFGs of this BLOCK Diagram

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 Definitions:

Node
Branch
Path
Forward Path
Forward Path Gain
Loop
Loop gain
Draw the SFGs of this BLOCK Diagram and compute Y/X

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Draw the SFGs of this BLOCK Diagram and compute Y/X

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 Y2 Y3
Y1 Y4 Y5

Draw the SFGs of this BLOCK Diagram and compute Y/X

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2nd Lecture

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Solution:
Define Variables at different locations

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 Y1 Y2 Y3

Solution:
 Define Variables at different locations
 Write equations of every variable
 Draw SFGs and compute 12
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 Y1 Y2

Solution:
 Define Variables at different locations
 Write equations of every variable
 Draw SFGs and compute

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Y1

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 Y1

Solution:
 Define Variables at different locations
 Write equations of every variable
 Draw SFGs and compute

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Y1

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Homework Problems and Related Exercise

Problem

3.7
3.9
3.12
3.21
3.22
3.28
3.37

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End of Lecture

Jaza k Allah
Question and Answer
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