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AE 308 Control Theory Mid-semester Exam Solution

AE 775 System Modelling, Dynamics and Control September 18, 2022

Q.1. A linear time-invariant system, initially at rest, when subjected to a unit step input gave
a response
c(t) = te−t (t ≥ 0)
Find the transfer function of the system.

Solution:
The input to the system is
1
r(t) = u(t) ⇒ R(s) =
s
The output to the system is
1
c(t) = te−t ⇒ C(s) =
(s + 1)2

The transfer function of the system is then given by

C(s) s
T (s) = =
R(s) (s + 1)2

Q.2. The unit impulse response of a second-order system is

1 −0.8t
c(t) = e sin(0.6t)
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Find the natural frequency and damping ratio of the system.

Solution:
The transfer function of the system is given by
 
C(s) 1 0.6 1 1
T (s) = = =
R(s) 6 (s + 0.8)2 + (0.62 ) 10 s2 + 1.6s + 1

Comparing the characteristic polynomial with s2 + 2ζωn s + ωn 2 , we get

ωn 2 = 1 ⇒ ωn = 1 rad/s and 2ζωn = 1.6 ⇒ ζ = 0.8

AE 308 & AE 775 Mid-Sem Exam Solution September 18, 2022

Q.3. The transfer function of a system, initially at rest, is given by

V (s) s+3
T (s) = =
I(s) 4s + 5

If the excitation i(t) is a unit step signal, then find the initial and steady-state values of v(t).

Solution:
The initial value of the response is given by

v(0) = lim sV (s)

s→∞
= lim sT (s)I(s)
s→∞
 
s+3 1
= lim s
s→∞ 4s + 5 s
1
= = 0.25
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The steady-state value of the response is given by

lim v(t) = lim sV (s)

t→∞ s→0
= lim sT (s)I(s)
s→0
 
s+3 1
= lim s
s→0 4s + 5 s
3
= = 0.6
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C(s)
Q.4. Find the equivalent transfer function T (s) = for the system shown in Figure 1.
R(s)

Answer:
C(s) G1 (s)G3 (s)[1 + G2 (s)]
=
R(s) [1 + H3 (s)G3 (s)][1 + H2 (s)G2 (s) + H1 (s)G1 (s)G2 (s)]

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Q.5. For a unity feedback control system with a forward-path transfer function G(s) = ,
s(s + a)
find the value of a to yield a closed-loop step response that has 5% overshoot.

Answer: a = 5.52

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AE 308 & AE 775 Mid-Sem Exam Solution September 18, 2022

Figure 1: Block Diagram

Q.6. For the system of Figure 2, find the values of K1 and K2 to yield a peak time of 1.5 second
and a settling time of 3.2 seconds for the closed-loop system response, when R(s) is a step input.

Figure 2: Block Diagram

Answer: K1 = 0.5951, K2 = 0.05.

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