Question 1

The Homogenous solution of the differential equation given by: D^2 c(t) + 2 Dc(t) + 5c(t) = 1, c(0) = 0, Dc(0) =1
falls under the case of

A. real and distinct roots

B. real and equal roots

C. complex and conjugate roots

D. any of these (not sure)

Question 2
A linear, time-invariant system is ______ if the natural response approaches zero as
time approaches infinity.
A. unstable
B. marginally stable
C. stable
D. conditionally stable

Question 3
The output matrix ins a state-space representation is denoted by Matrix
A. A
B. B
C. C (not sure)
D. D

Question 4
A linear, time-invariant system is marginally stable if the natural response ______ time
approaches infinity.
A. decays
B. grows
C. neither decays nor grows
D. decays or grows

Question 5
Nyquist criterion for stability states that the number of closed-loop poles,Z, in the right
half-plane equals
A. the number of open-loop poles, P, that are in the right half-plane minus the
number of counterclockwise revolutions around –1, N
B. the number of counterclockwise revolutions around –1, N minus the number of
open-loop poles, P, that are in the right half-plane
C. the number of open-loop poles, P, that are in the right half-plane minus the
 number of clockwise revolutions around –1, N
D. the number of clockwise revolutions around –1, N minus the number of open-
loop poles, P, that are in the right half-plane
Question 6
The Laplace transform of the unit impulse response is called
A. transfer function
B. unity
C. input
D. any of these

Question 7
Thus the definition of stability implies that only the _______ remains as the _____
approaches zero.
A. forced response, natural response
B. natural response, forced response
C. forced response,forced response
D. natural response, natural response

Question 8
Gain margin is
A. the amount that the gain that can be increased by the system before stability
occurs if the phase angle is constant at 180 deg.
B. the amount that the gain that can be increased by the system before instability
occurs if the phase angle is constant at 180 deg.
C. the amount that the gain that can be decreased by the system before instability
occurs if the phase angle is constant at 180 deg.
D. the amount that the gain that can be maintained by the system before stability
occurs if the phase angle is constant at 180 deg.
Question 9
The _________ is defined as the time for c(t) to go reach, and stay within 2% of its final
value.
A. peak time
B. rise time
C. time constant
D. settling time

Question 10
For a second order system with pole pair having negative real but distinct values, the
response is somewhat similar to first order response but slightly slower. This response
is called
A. underdamped response
B. critically damped response
 C. overdamped response
D. undamped response

Question 11
In MATLAB, if the system is given as a tranfer function object , 'tf', we can retrive the
following data EXCEPT
A. num, den
B. zero, pole, gain
C. matrices A,B,C,D
D. response, frequency

Question 12
The particular solution of the differential equation given by: D^2 c(t) + 10 Dc(t) + 25 c(t)
= 1, c(0) = 0, Dc(0) =1
A. 1/25 (not sure)
B. - 1/25 exp(-5 t) - 1/5 exp(-5 t) t
C. - 1/25 exp(-5 t) - 1/5 exp(-5 t) t + 1/25
D. 1/5

Question 13
In a negative feedback system with forward path transfer function G(s) and feedback
path transfer function H(s), the overall transfer function will be
A. G(s)/ [1-G(s)H(s)]
B. G(s)/ [1+G(s)H(s)]
C. 1 / [1- G(s)H(s)]
D. 1 / [1+ G(s)H(s)]

Question 14
The nearer the pole of a first order system from the imaginary axis, the ____ will be the
time parameters
A. lower (not sure)
B. higher
C. same
D. any of these

Question 15
If the poles are only in the left half-plane for a linear time-invariant system, the system is
A. stable
B. unstable
C. marginally stable
 D. any of these

Question 16
The Laplace Transform of t^3 is

A. 3/s^4 (not sure)

B. 2/s^3

C. 3/s^3

D. 4/s^3

Question 17
These are roots of s in the numerator that can make G(s)=i) or roots of s in the numerator that are common to the
roots of the denominator.

A. poles

B. zeroes

C. real and distinct roots

D. real and equal roots

Question 18
An underdamped response for a second order system corresponds to a damping ratio
of
A. less than 1 but greater than zero
B. equal to 1
C. greater than 1
D. equal to zero (not sure)

Question 19
The coefficients of the terms of the homogeneous solution can be obtained by
evaluating the ________ at their initial conditions.
A. total solution
B. particular solution
C. homogenous solution
D. any of these

Question 20
The step response of a first order system is
A. exponentially decaying
B. exponentially increasing
C. exponentially saturating
 D. any of these

Question 21
Phase margin is
A. the amount that can be changed by the phase angle before instability occurs if
the gain is held at 0.
B. the amount that can be changed by the phase angle before instability occurs if
the gain is held at unity.
C. the amount that can be changed by the phase angle before instability occurs if
the gain is held at 180.
D. the amount that can be changed by the phase angle before instability occurs if
the gain is held at -180
Question 22
It is defined as the ratio of the transform of the input to the transform of the output taking
all initial conditions to be equal to zero.
A. transfer fucntion
B. state-space represenatation
C. frequency responce data representation
D. none of these

Question 23
This response can be commonly observed when a constant value is applied to a
system, i.e., application of constant voltage to a relay or a switch activating a heater.
A. impulse response
B. step response
C. ramp response
D. parabolic response

Question 24
The partial fraction expansion of G(s) = 1 / ( s^2 + 3*s + 2 )
A. 1/(s+1) - 1/(s+2)
B. 1/(s+1) + 1/(s+2)
C. -1/(s+1) - 1/(s+2)
D. -1/(s+1) + 1/(s+2)

Question 25
An unstable response has a damping ratio of
A. less than 1 but greater than zero
B. less than zero
C. greater than 1 (not sure)
D. equal to zero
Question 26
The modern control system representation is
A. transfer function (not sure)
B. zero-pole-gain representation
C. state-space representation
D. frequency response data representation

Question 27
The _______ is defined as the time for c(t) to reach 37% of its final value.
A. peak time
B. rise time
C. time constant (not sure)
D. none of these

Question 28
A second order system will have an exponentially increasing sinusoidal response if the
damping ratio is
A. less than 1 but greater than zero (not sure)
B. less than zero
C. less than 0 but greater than - 1
D. equal to zero

Question 29
The farther the pole of a first order system from the imaginary axis, the ____ will be the
response.
A. faster
B. slower
C. same
D. any of these

Question 30
A common example of _____ response is the automatic landing of the aircraft. The
aircraft is commanded to follow this type of response for the glide slope commonly at 3
degrees.
A. impulse
B. step
C. ramp
D. parabolic