MET65 - CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING

PART –B QUESTIONS

UNIT 1
1. Differentiate clearly between a closed loop control system and open loop control system.
2. What are the different types of control systems? Explain and compare.
3. Explain elaborately about the basic components of control system.
4. Derive the transfer function of armature controlled de motor.
5. State the advantages of closed loop system over open loop systems.
6. What is feedback? Explain the effects of feedback.
7. Find the Transfer function for the network shown below.

8. Discuss briefly about the different tools for a control engineer.

9. What is meant by transfer function? Mention its properties and also discuss about how to obtain transfer
function.
10. Discuss briefly about control engineering with few examples as a part of life.
11. Discuss the basic elements of control systems with examples.
12. Describe the following in detail with sketch:
(a) Open loop system
(b) Closed loop system

UNIT 2
1. Using Block diagram reduction technique find the closed loop transfer function of the system
whose block diagram is shown in fig 1.

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2. Compare briefly between fluid and electrical systems with their applications.
3. Explain the mechanical control system with suitable example.
4. Using the block diagram technique, obtain C / R

5. A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function

Find the (i) rise time (ii) percentage over shoot (iii) peak time and (iv) settling time.

6. What are the standard test signals used and represent them with their equations and graph?

7. Obtain the governing equations of the mechanical system shown in figure by drawing free body
diagrams. Also model the equivalent force voltage analogous circuit.

8. With a sketch discuss the modeling of mechanical system with suitable example.
9. Explain in detail about test signals. (Or) describe the various types of standard input test.
10. Describe in detail about block diagram rules
11. Describe the mathematical modeling of thermal system,
12. Discuss briefly about modeling of an electrical system with an example.
UNIT 3
1. Explain briefly the steady state errors and error constants.
2. Derive an expression for unit step response of a second order system.

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3. How are the controllers classified? Explain each controlling action with block diagram.
4. State briefly, the various controller components in a control system.
5. Derive an expression for the time response of an under damped second order system when
subjected to unit step impulse.
6. For a unity feedback control system the open loop transfer function

Find (a) Position, Velocity and Acceleration error constants. (b) The steady state error when the

input is R(S). Where,

7. Draw the response of second order system for critically damped case and when input is unit step.
8. The open loop transfer function of a servo system with unity feedback system is
Evaluate the static error constants of the system. Obtain the steady state

error of the system when subjected to an input given by the polynomial

9. Derive the expressions and draw the response of first order system for unit step input.
10. Discuss in detail about the different PID controllers.
11. Differentiate between proportional, proportional-integral and proportional-integral- derivative
controllers. Also plot the response of these controllers to a unit step change in error.

12. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by
G(s) = K/ s(τs+1) K, τ >0 with a given value of K, the peak overshoot was found to be 80%. It is
proposed to reduce the peak overshoot to 20% by decreasing the gain. Find the new value of K in
terms of the old value.

UNIT 4
1. Consider a unit feedback control system with an open loop transfer function of

Draw the root loci of the system with gain k as a variable. As an aid to plotting, determine
asymptotes, centroid, breakaway point, the gain at which the root locus crosses jɷ-axis.

2. Determine the stability of the system by Routh stability criterion represented by the
characteristics equation
Comment on the location of characteristics equation.

3. Discuss the rules and procedure for constructing the root locus.

4. Find the roots of the following polynomial by using the root locus method.

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5. Construct Routh array and determine the stability of the system represented by the characteristic

equation
Comment on the Location of the roots of characteristic equation.

6. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by

Determine the value of' K and α by Routh array technique so that the system oscillates at frequency
of 5 rad/sec.

7. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is

Find the value of K so that the damping ratio of the closed loop system is 0.2

8. Using Routh criterion determine the stability of the system whose characteristic equation is

9. Describe in detail about Hurwitz stability criteria.

10. Explain briefly about root locus plots
11. F(s) = S^6+S^5-2S^4-3S^3-7S^2-4S-4=0. Find the number of roots falling in the RHS plane
and LHP plane.

UNIT 5
1. Consider the following transfer function

Plot a bode plot diagram for this transfer function.

2. Consider an open loop unstable system with the transfer function

Test whether the system is stable when the feedback path is closed by drawing the Nyquist plot.

3. Determine a resonant frequency, peak resonance for the system whose transfer function is given

by

4. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by

Check the stability of the closed loop system by using Nyquist stability criterion.

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5. Draw the Bode plot for the following transfer function and obtain

6. Determine the canonical state model of the system, whose transfer function is

7. Write the short notes on correlation between the time and frequency response.
8. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain crass over frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain
margin and Phase margin.

9. Plot the bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain and phase cross
over frequencies. G(s) = 10/S(1+0.4S)(1+0.1S)
10. Draw the Nyquist plot and find the stability of the following open loop transfer function of unity
feedback control system G(s)H(s) = K (S+1)/ S^2(S+10). If the system is conditionally stable, find
the range of K for which the system is stable.
11. Discuss the graphical representation of transfer functions using polar plot.
12. Consider a unity feedback system with G(s) = K/ S(0.5S+1)(0.05S+1). Find the gain margin and
phase margin for K=1.

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