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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

M.E Sem-I Examination January 2010

Subject code: 710703 Subject ame: Modern Control System

Date: 25 / 01 / 2010 Time: 12.00 2.30 pm
Total Marks: 60
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Give Answers of the following. 06

1. What are the advantages of state space modeling technique over
the transfer function modeling technique in control system
analysis?
2. Define the terms State Variable and State Transition Matrix.
3. Write and prove the properties of State Transition Matrix (STM).
(b) Attempt all of the following. 06
1. Find State Transition Matrix (STM) for the LTI system given by
1 1 0
A= ; B=
0 2 1
2. Explain Eigen value, and Eigen vector. Find their values for the
1 2
matrix A = .
4 3
3. Prove that the Eigen values are invariant under a linear
transformation.

Q.2 (a) Obtain the state model of the system given in Figure 1. Consider the 06
state variables as i1 , i2 and vc

Figure 1
(b) Obtain First companion form and Jordan canonical form for a 06
given transfer function
G(s) = (s+3) / (s3 + 9s2 +24s+ 20)
OR
(b) Obtain the co-relation between the state space equation and transfer 06
function. Obtain the transfer function for the system given in state
model form as
0 1 0
A= k b , B = 1 , C = [1 0], D = 0 .
m m m

1
Q.3 (a) Obtain the time response of the system given by 06
x&1 0 1 x1 1
x& = 2 3 x + 0 u
2 2
1
x(0) = ; u (t ) = 1, t > 0
1
(b) Find f ( A) = A15 using Cayley-Hamilton Theorem for a given matrix 06
0 1
A=
2 3
OR
Q.3 (a) State the controllability and derive the condition for checking the same 06
for a given system.
(b) Check for the controllability and the observability of the system given 06
by
x&1 3 1 1 x1 0 1
x& 2 = 1 0 1 x + 1 0u
2
3 0 0
x& 1 x3 0 1
x1
y1 0 1 0
y = 1 0 1 x2
2 x
3

Q.4 (a) State the Observability and also derive the condition for checking the 06
same for a given system.
(b) A control system described by the differential equation 06
3
d y (t )
= u (t )
dt 3
Where y(t) is output and u(t) is input. Show that the system is
completely controllable.
OR
Q.4 (a) Define the Sylvesters criterion for checking the definiteness and also 06
check the definiteness of the following functions
1. v( x) = x12 + 2 x22
2. v( x) = 10 x12 + 4 x22 + x32 + 2 x1 x2 2 x2 x3 4 x1 x3
(b) Explain the Lyapunov stability criterion for the Linear Time Invariant 06
System.

Q.5 (a) Define asymptotic stability and also check for the asymptotic stability 06
of the system given by
x&1 0 1 x1
x& = 1 1 x
2 2
(b) Design a state feedback controller gain using pole placement technique 06
for the armature controlled DC motor given by
x&1 0 1 0 x1 0

x& 2 = 0 0 1 x2 + 0u

x&3 1 5 6 x3 1
The desired pole locations of the closed loop system are
s = 2 j 4 and s = 10
2
 OR
Q.5 (a) Design a state feedback controller gain using the Ackermans formula 06
for the given system
x&1 0 1 x1 0
x& = 0 0 x + 1 u
2 2
The desired location of the closed loop system are s = 1 j1
(b) Design a state feedback controller gain using pole placement technique 06
for the system given by
d 3 y (t ) d 2 y (t ) dy (t )
3
+ 5 2
+3 + 2 y = u (t )
dt dt dt
Where y(t) is the output. The desired specifications are = 0.8
and n = 6 .

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