Problem 01: A motor has an output speed which is directly proportional to the voltage

applied to its armature. If the output is 5 rev/s when the input voltage is 2V, what is the
system gain?
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5 rev/s = G×2V
So, G = (5rev/s) ÷ 2V = 2.5 (rev/s)/V

Problem 02: A system consists of an amplifier with a gain of 10 providing the armature
voltage for a motor which gives an output speed which is proportional to the armature
voltage, the constant of proportionality being 5 (rev/s)/V. What is the relationship between
the input voltage to the system and the output motor speed?
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Problem 03: A negative feedback system has a forward path gain of 12 and a feedback path
gain of 0.1 .
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𝐺 12
System Gain = 1+𝐺𝐻 = 1+12×0.1 = 5.45

Problem 04: Determine the Laplace transform for the following equations where we have 𝒗
and 𝒗𝑪 as functions of time and no initial values.

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Problem 05: Determine the overall transfer function for a system which consists of two
elements in series, one having a transfer function of 1/(s+1) and the other 1/(s+2).
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1 1 1
𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙 (𝑠) = 𝑠+1 × 𝑠+2 = (𝑠+1)(𝑠+2)

Problem 06: Determine the overall transfer function for a control system (Figure 2.26) which
has a negative feedback loop with a transfer function 4 and a forward path transfer function
of 2/(s + 2).

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Problem 07: Determine the overall transfer function for a system (Figure 2.27) which has a
positive feedback loop with a transfer function 4 and a forward path transfer function of
2/(s + 2).

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Problem 08: Determine the output Y(s) of the system shown in Figure 2.47 when there is an
input X(s) to the system as a whole and a disturbance signal D(s) at the point indicated.

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Problem 09: An electrical system has an input of a voltage of 2 V which is suddenly applied
by a switch being closed. What is the input as an s function?
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Assume the input occurs at time t = 0. The input is a step voltage of size 2 V. An input of a unit
step voltage as an s function is (1/s) and thus for a 2 V step is (2/s) V.

Problem 10: A controlled speed motor has a voltage input which is increased at the rate of 3
V per second. What is the input as an s function?
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Assume the input starts at time t = 0. The input is a ramp voltage of 3 V/s. An input of a unit ramp
voltage as an s function is (1/𝑠 2 ) and thus for a 3 V/s ramp is (3/𝑠 2 )

Problem 11: A system gives an output of 1/(s + 5). What is the output as a function of time?
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The output is of the form given in Table 3.1 as item 4 with a = 5. Hence the time function is 𝑒 −
5𝑡 and thus describes an output which decays exponentially with time.

Problem 12: A system gives an output of 𝟏𝟎/[𝒔(𝒔 + 𝟓)]. What is the output as a function of
time?
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The nearest form we have in Table 3.1 to the output is item 5 as 2 × 𝑎/[𝑠(𝑠 + 𝑎)] with a = 5.
𝑡
Thus the output, as a function of time, is 2(1 − 𝑒 −5 ).

Problem 13: A system has a transfer function of 𝟏/(𝒔 + 𝟐). What will be its output as a
function of time when it is subject to a step input of 1 V?
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Problem 14: A system has a transfer function of 𝟒/(𝒔 + 𝟐). What will be its output as a
function of time when subject to a ramp input of 2 V/s?
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Problem 15: A circuit has a resistance R in series with a capacitance C. The differential
equation relating the input v and output 𝒗𝒄 , i.e. the voltage across the capacitor, is:

Determine the output of the system when there is a 3 V impulse input.

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Problem 16: A thermocouple which has a transfer function linking its voltage output V and
temperature input of:

Determine the response of the system when it is suddenly immersed in a water bath at 100°𝐶

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Problem 17: Determine the delay time and the rise time for a first order system with the
transfer function:

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Problem 18: A mercury-in-glass thermometer acts as a first order system with an input of
temperature and an output of the mercury position against a scale. The thermometer is
initially at 𝟎°𝑪 and is then suddenly placed in water at 𝟏𝟎𝟎°𝑪 After 80 s the thermometer
reads 𝟗𝟖°𝑪. Determine (a) the time constant, (b) the delay time, (c) the rise time.
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Problem 19: What will be the state of damping of a system having the following transfer
function and subject to a unit step input?

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Problem 20: A system has an output y related to the input x by the differential equation:

What will be the output from the system when it is subject to a unit step input? Initially both
the output and input are zero.
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