Lab Handout #7: Time-domain Analysis of a Second Order System

Instructor: Dr. Abdul Baseer

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Department of Electrical Engineering

ELE-321: Linear Control Systems for Spring 2020
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Lab Learning Outcomes
After completing this session, you should be able to (a) understand, and analyze the time
response characteristics of a second-order control system and (b) analyze the effects of damping
ratio and undamped natural frequency.
In addition to LabVIEW, you should have Control System Design and Simulation Toolkit and
Math Toolkit to complete this lab.

Introduction
Compared to the simplicity of a first-order system, a second-order system exhibits a wide range

of responses. K and T of a first-order system simply change the speed and offset of the response.
However, changes in the parameters of a second-order system can change the form of the
response. The response of 2nd order system is characterized as overdamped (ξ > 1, two real and
distinct poles), critically damped (ξ = 1, two real poles at the same location), and underdamped
(0 < ξ <1, two complex conjugate poles).
In LabVIEW, the Control Design function of Control and Simulation Module contains two VIs
(in Time Response Palette) to measure and analyze the response of a system.
The CD Step Response VI returns a graph of the step response and step response data. Step
Response Graph displays a graph that shows the forced response of the system when the forcing
function is a step.
The CD Parametric Time Response VI calculates the parametric information, such as rise time,
peak time, settling time, steady-state gain, overshoot, and the peak value of an input model based
on time response data. If you use the Internal, this VI internally calculates the time response data
for which it calculates the parametric information. If you use the External, you must specify the
time response data for which this VI calculates the parametric information.
Note: In this Lab, Internal Instance will be used.
In the previous lab (i.e., lab-6), the QUBE-servo system was used as a first-order system (i.e., a
ratio of angular speed to the applied voltage, of course in the Laplace domain). In this lab, the
same system is used as a second-order system, where the transfer function is the ratio between
the angular position and the applied voltage.
 Figure Block diagram and front panel view to analyze a second order system.

Tasks

1. Run the given VI and observe the effect of the damping ratio and the natural frequency.
2. Report the effect of the damping ratio on rise time, peak time, and the settling time.
3. Modify the given VI to show the effect of the parameters of a second-order system on its
transfer function and pole-zero map. Determine the pole locations and the transfer function
when the damping ratio was set to zero and one respectively for an arbitrarily selected natural
frequency.
4. Determine the peak time and peak overshoot of QUBE-servo if used as a second-order
system.