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REVIEW EXERCISES:

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PROBLEM SETS:

1. Differentiate between a system, a process and a plant, giving an example in each

category.
2. Cite five examples for each of the types of control systems:
a. Manual control systems;
b. Semi-automatic control systems;
c. Automatic control systems;
3. Differentiate between control and regulation by citing two examples.
4. What are the requirements of a controller in an “application” for each design and
development?
5. List two examples for each of the following:
a. Open-loop control system;
b. Closed-loop control system;
c. Time-variant control system
d. Time-invariant control system
e. Linear control system
f. Non-linear control system
g. Lumped control system
h. Distributed control system
i. Adaptive control system
6. Write a technical note on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of control

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