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Transfer Function Manipulation

This document discusses transfer function manipulation for control systems. It explains that a control system can be represented as individual blocks, and these blocks can be combined into a single transfer function by multiplying the transfer functions. It also discusses that for blocks in series, the overall transfer function is the product of the individual transfer functions. Additionally, it examines feedback loops and how to calculate the closed loop transfer function by relating the open loop transfer function and the loop transfer function.

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Transfer Function Manipulation

This document discusses transfer function manipulation for control systems. It explains that a control system can be represented as individual blocks, and these blocks can be combined into a single transfer function by multiplying the transfer functions. It also discusses that for blocks in series, the overall transfer function is the product of the individual transfer functions. Additionally, it examines feedback loops and how to calculate the closed loop transfer function by relating the open loop transfer function and the loop transfer function.

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Transfer Function Manipulation


A typical control system is made up of components. Each component can be represented as a black box or block and can be represented by a transfer function 1. But blocks can be amalgamated together to be represented by a single block. Eventually the whole system can be represented by a single block. Blocks in series

It follows that

and

and hence that

That is if two blocks are in series then we can resolve the block into one block and the resultant transfer function is the product of the two component transfer functions.

TFM Exercise 1,2.

Feedback Loop The following diagram illustrates a typical control system block diagram with a feedback loop. The circle containing the cross represents a summing junction. The output is fed back through a control component at the summing junction the

Transfer Functions

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Note that

Substituting gives Multiplying out: Hence And

The equivalent one block system is given in the following diagram:

In the most straightforward case loop transfer function is

and

. In this case the closed

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Example1 Reconsider example 4 in the handout on transfer functions. Let us now introduce damping, as illustrated in the dashpot in example 3 of the same handout. The damping can be considered to be negative velocity feedback. Since the damping force is then the transfer function for the damping component is .

Hence the closed loop transfer function (CLTF) is

Remaining TFM Exercises.

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