BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE-19

(Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU)

Department of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, CIE1
Course Code: 16ME6DCCOE Course Title: Control Engineering Semester: VI
Faculty Handling the Course: Dr. RSK, NH, Dr. SD Maximum Marks: 40 Date: 24-02-2020
Instructions: Answer ANY TWO full questions. Assume missing data (if any) suitably.
Sharing of calculators is strictly prohibited.
1. a. Differentiate open-loop and closed-loop control systems. [06 Marks, BL1, CO1, PO1]
1. b. Consider a train consisting of an engine and a car (as shown in Fig. 1). A controller is applied to the
train so that it has a smooth start and stop, along with a constant-speed ride. The mass of the engine and the
car are M and m, respectively. The two are held together by a spring with the stiffness coefficient of K. The
force applied by the engine is given by F and μ represents the coefficient of rolling friction (wheels). If the
train only travels in one direction then, i) Draw free-body diagrams, ii) Write the differential equations and
thus, iii) Determine the transfer-function: speed of the car to the applied force. [08 Marks, BL4, CO3, PO2]
𝑉 (𝑠)
1. c. Determine the transfer-function 𝑜 ⁄𝑉 (𝑠) for the electrical network shown in the Fig. 2.
𝑖
[06 Marks, BL3, CO3, PO2]
2. a. A new control system has to be designed for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) to be used in a
assembly unit of a manufacturing company. What will be the design objectives for this control system?
Describe [06 Marks, BL3, CO1, PO1]
2. b. For the mechanical system shown in the Fig. 3, obtain an analogous electrical network using force-
voltage analogy [06 Marks, BL3, CO3, PO2]
2. c. For the rotational mechanical system shown in the Fig. 4, draw the free-body-diagrams, write the
differential equations and obtain the transfer function when, θ2(t) is the output. [08 Marks, BL3, CO3, PO2]
3. a. Many luxury automobiles have thermostatically controlled air-conditioning systems for the comfort of
the passengers. Sketch a functional block diagram for this system where, the driver sets the desired interior
temperature on a dashboard panel. Identify and briefly describe: input, plant, manipulated variable,
controlled variable and feedback signal for the above system. [08 Marks, BL1, CO2, PO1]
3. b. Determine the transfer function, X3(s)/F(s) for the translational mechanical system shown in the Fig. 5.
[12 Marks, BL3, CO2, PO2]

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 5
Fig. 4 Fig. 3