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Control Systems

Block Diagrams

Slides Credit: Dr. Naseer Ahmad

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore

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The block diagrams modeling provide control engineers a better understanding of the composition and
interconnection of the components of control systems.

Input Process/Plant Output

Bicycle
Input f(t) Mass m(kg) Speed v(t)

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Block diagram representation of a general control system

A control system is interconnection of

subsystem to perform desired objective.

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U(s) G1(s) G2(s) X(s)

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Summing Points in Block Diagrams

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U(s) G1(s) + G2(s) X(s)

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R(s) Y(s)

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R.C. Dorf
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Y = R

R Y Y
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R
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 X(s) Y(s)

X(s) Y(s)

X(s) Y(s)

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X(s) Y(s)

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 D(s)
R(s)

Y(s)|D(s) = 0 Y(s)|R(s) = 0
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 Y(s)|R(s) = 0
D(s)

R(s)

Y(s)|D(s) = 0 Y(s) = Y(s)|D(s) = 0 + Y(s)|R(s) = 0

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Using Block Reduction rules
Reduce the following problem (block diagrams) to a single block

Figure 3P-8
Figure 3P-11
Figure 3P-21
Figure 3P-30

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End of Lecture

Jaza k Allah
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