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j3 s-plane j1
s-plane
Asymptote j2 RL imaginary axis X X σ
Breakaway point intercept -4 -3 -2 -1
j1 -j1
Asymptote
Real-axis
angle
Asymptote segment
X X X X σ
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
Departure/Arrival angles jω
Branches jω
-j1
Asymptote j5
j6 ζ = 0.45
real-axis intercept j4
2 + j4
-j2 s-plane j4 j3
Asymptote s-plane
X
j2
j2
-j3 j1
σ X X σ
-10 -5 -2 0 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-j1
-j2
X -j2
-j4 -j3 2 - j4
-j6 -j4
Example
K
KG(s)H(s) = .
s(s + 1)(s + 2)
Clearly, this open—loop transfer function has three poles, 0, −1, −2. It has no
finite zeros.
For large s, we can see that
K
KG(s)H(s) ≈ 3 .
s
So this open—loop transfer function has three zeros at infinity.
Root Locus sketching rules
Asymptote θa
X X X X σ
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
-j1
dK(σ)
= 0,
dσ
-j2
-j3
where K(σ) is given by (1) above.
Alternatively, we can solve
K(s − 3)(s − 5)
KG(s)H(s) =
(s + 1)(s + 2)
jω
so on the real—axis segments we have
j4 (σ + 1)(σ + 2) σ 2 + 3σ + 2
K(σ) = − =− 2
maxK for (σ − 3)(σ − 5) σ − 8σ + 15
j3 minK for
this real—axis this real—axis Taking the derivative,
segment j2 segment
dK 11σ 2 − 26σ − 61
=− 2
j1
dσ (σ 2 − 8σ + 15)
-σ1 σ2 and setting dK/dσ = 0 we find
X X σ
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
σ1 = −1.45 σ2 = 3.82
-j1
jω jKω + 3K
KG(jω)H(jω) = .
ω − j7ω 3 − 14ω 2 + j8ω
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