EE302: Control Systems

Course Instructor:
Dr. Sharad Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor, EE, IIT Indore

Assignment 2

Submission Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 Total Marks: 2.5 Marks

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1. The transfer function of a system is given by G(s) = s+a . Find the output response
for the test signals (a) Ramp (b) Step, and (c) Impulse. Show that the response for
(b) can be obtained by differentiating the response from (a), and response for (c)
can be obtained by differentiating the response from (b). Explain this observation.

2. Consider the system shown below. Determine the value of a such that the damping
ratio is 0.5. Also obtain the rise time Tr and the maximum overshoot Mp in its step
response.

+ 16 C(s)
R(s) s(s+0.8)
−

1 + as

3. The unit step response to a closed loop system (with feedback gain equal to −1) is
shown in the figure 3. Find ξ, ωn , Tr , Tp , Ts %OS. Find the open loop and closed
loop transfer functions. Find the time at which second peak occurs. Find the time
at which the undershoot of the first valley point occurs.

tp & Mp
can be found by
diagram

4. Consider a translational mechanical system (Mass(M )-Spring(K)-Damper(fv )) with

the dynamics M ẍ + fv ẋ + Kx = f (t). A 1 pound force f (t) is applied at t = 0. If
 fv = 1, find K and M such that the response is characterized by an 8 second settling
time and a 2 second peak time. Also, what is the resulting percent overshoot?

5. The block diagram of a feedback system is shown below. Find the transfer function
of the system. Find the value of G so that the closed loop response for a step input
is shown in figure 5(b). Find the value of T .

R(s) + G C(s)
s(s+3)
−

(a)
wd

(b)

6. Check if the transfer function can be approximated to a second order system. If

not, justify.

14.145
p2/p1 >= 5 , p1 will be
(a) G(s) = (s2 +0.902s+3.2)(s+5)
(Dominant pole analysis) dominant(nearer)
s+3
(b) G(s) = (s+2)(s2 +3s+10)
(Pole-zero cancellation)

s+2.01
(c) G(s) = (s+2)(s2 +5s+20)
(Pole-zero cancellation)

7. Tell how many roots of the following polynomials are in the right half-plane, in the
left half-plane, and on the jω axis.

a) P (s) = s4 + s3 − s − 1

b) P (s) = s6 + 3s4 + s2 + 1

c) P (s) = s5 − 2s4 + 3s3 − 6s2 + 2s − 4

8. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by

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G(s) = .
s(s7 + 5s6 + 12s5 + 25s4 + 45s3 + 50s2 + 82s + 60)
How many poles of the closed-loop transfer function lie in the right half-plane, in
the left half-plane, and on the jω-axis.
 9. Find the value of K in the system shown below that will place the closed loop poles
as shown in the complex plane.

jω

R(s) + K C(s)
s2
−
use Mason +
to find T(s) 2 +
σ
s

1
s+1

10. A bottle-filling line uses a feeder screw mechanism, as shown below. The tachometer
feedback is used to maintain accurate speed control. Determine and plot the range
of K and p that permits stable operation.

R(s)
+
Controller Motor & Screw C(s)
K 1
− (s+1)(s+p)
s Speed

11. A jump-jet aircraft has a control system as shown below. Assume that z > 0 and
p > 0. The system is open-loop unstable (without feedback). Determine the region
of stability in terms of K, p, z.

Controller Aircraft C(s)

R(s) +
K(s+z) 1
−
(s+p) s(s−1)
Desired Actual
orientation orientation

s2 +K1 s+K2
12. The closed loop transfer function of a system is s4 +K1 s3 +K2 s2 +4s+1
. Find the follow-
ing.

a) Determine the range of K1 in order for the system to be stable. What is the
relation ship between K1 and K2 for stability.

b) Find the constraints on K1 and K2 such that the system will have only two
jω poles.
13. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by

K(s − 1)(s − 2)
G(s) = .
(s + 2)(s2 + 2s + 2)

Find the following:

a) The range of K that keeps the closed-loop system stable.

b) The value of K that makes the closed-loop system oscillate.

c) The frequency of oscillation when K is set to the value that makes the system
oscillate.

14. For the unity feedback system with forward transfer function

450(s + 8)(s + 12)(s + 15)

G(s) =
s(s + 38)(s2 + 2s + 28)

find the steady-state errors for the following test inputs: 25u(t), 37tu(t), 47t2 u(t).

15. What are the restrictions on the feedforward transfer function G2 (s) for the given
system to obtain zero steady-state error for step inputs if:

a) G1 (s) is a Type 0 transfer function;

b) G1 (s) is a Type 1 transfer function;

c) G1 (s) is a Type 2 transfer function?

16. Given the unity feedback system with forward transfer function

K(s + 6)
G(s) =
(s + 2)(s2 + 10s + 29)

find the value of K to yield a steady-state error of 8%.

17. Given the unity feedback control system with
K
G(s) =
sn (s + α)

find the values of n, K, and α in order to meet specifications of 12% overshoot and
Kv = 110.

18. For the system shown below, find the sensitivity of the steady-state error for changes
in K1 and in K2 , when K1 = 100 and K2 = 1. Assume step inputs for both input
and the disturbance.
D(s)

Ea (s) C(s)
R(s)
K2
K1 s+3

s+1

19. Find the total steady-state error due to a unit step input and a unit step disturbance
for the following given system.

20. For the system shown below, find the system type, the appropriate error constant
associated with the system type, and the steady-state error for a unit step input.
Assume input and output units are the same.