SEMESTER: OCTOBER 2020 EXERCISE 1

CONTROL ENGINEERING (MEC522)

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1. Based on your understanding in control systems supported by example briefly discuss the
following:
i. Passive control system
ii. Active control system
[PO2/CO1/C2] (2 Marks)
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2. Consider the function of 𝐹 (𝑠) = , where 𝐹(𝑠) is the Laplace transform of 𝑓(𝑡).
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Determine whether 𝑓(𝑡) is converged or not.

[PO2/CO2/C4] (3 Marks)
dy
3. Solve + y = u , where u = H (t ) is a unit step function with initial condition y (0) = 0 .
dt
[PO2/CO2/C4] (3 Marks)

d2y dy du
4. Solve 2
+ 4 + 3y = + 2u , given that the initial condition conditions are y (0) = 0 ,
dt dt dt
dy (0)
= 0 and u = H (t ) is a unit step function.
dt
[PO2/CO2/C4] (4 Marks)

d2y dy
5. Solve the ODE 2
+ 5 + 6 y = 12e t , given that the initial conditions are y (0) = 2 and
dt dt
dy (0)
= 1.
dt
[PO2/CO2/C4] (3 Marks)
6. A control system is represented by an ordinary differential equation below. If the input is a
dy (0)
unit step function and initial conditions are y (0) = 2 and = 1, obtain the output time
dt
response of this system.
d2y dy
2
+ 3 + 2y = u
dt dt
[PO2/CO2/C4] (5 Marks)

The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite
insane.~Nikola Tesla~.
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite
insane.~Nikola Tesla~.