MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROL ENGINEERING DESIGN DEPARTMENT COMPUTER ENGINEERING BCE 4 TEST ONE Instructions

Attempt two questions only Dutation:strictly one hour This paper is a closed book type and any material such as text books, laptops are not allowed in the room! You can attempt question one or two but not both! All questions carry equal marks Question one: a) Staring with a block diagram derive the characteristic equation of a negative feedback control system b) Use the derived characteristic equation to explain the Rouths stability criterion c) Using the above criterion determine the stability conditions of the two system below System 1: G(s) = System 2: G(s) = , H(s) = 1 , H(s) =1

Question two a) Use the s-plane to explain how the characteristic equation of a negative feedback control system can be used to analyze its stability. What could be the limitations of using such an approach? b) The feedback control systems have their forward transfer function given as System 1: G(s) = System 2: , H(s) = a=12

G(s) = Use the Rouths criterion to investigate the stability of the two system given that system 2 is a unit y feedback system Question three a) Explain the meaning of stability as applied in control systems engineering and highlight why feedback is applied in such systems b) Using a block diagram describe a practical negative feedback closed loop control system c) Referring to your block diagram above, derive an expression for the overall function of the system below

d) Use the rouths criterion to determine the stability of the above system Given that H(s) =Y(s) =1 Question four a) What do you understand by the term modeling as applied in control systems design? b) For the following questions assume that the opamp is ideal: has infinite impedance and very high gain A(s) = Ao across all frequencies Find the transfer function, , for the operational amplifier circuit shown below

c) Draw the block diagram for the circuit and manipulate it into unity feedback form. What are the values of G1(s) and G2(s)?

Question five a) Briefly explain the motivation and relevance of the Laplace transform in the analysis of control systems b) A system has its forward transfer function given by

If the input is a unit step signal, find the output as a function of time and make any relevant conclusions about the stability of the system c) A unity feedback control system has a loop transfer function given by

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For a unit step input, the closed loop response must have a peak overshoot of 16%. Determine the requires value of k If k = 2, what is the approximate rise time of the output response to a step input? If k = 2 and the input is an impulse, what is the steady state error?

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