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    1) This document contains a problem set with 4 problems related to control systems and Laplace transforms. Problem 1 involves drawing a block diagram of a closed-loop control system and discussing how feedback affects it. Problem 2 involves evaluating transfer functions of a generic closed-loop system and analyzing steady-state error. Problem 3 covers complex numbers, Laplace transforms, and differential equations. Problem 4 involves using Laplace transforms to solve differential equations.

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    1) This document contains a problem set with 4 problems related to control systems and Laplace transforms. Problem 1 involves drawing a block diagram of a closed-loop control system and discussing how feedback affects it. Problem 2 involves evaluating transfer functions of a generic closed-loop system and analyzing steady-state error. Problem 3 covers complex numbers, Laplace transforms, and differential equations. Problem 4 involves using Laplace transforms to solve differential equations.

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    1) This document contains a problem set with 4 problems related to control systems and Laplace transforms. Problem 1 involves drawing a block diagram of a closed-loop control system and discussing how feedback affects it. Problem 2 involves evaluating transfer functions of a generic closed-loop system and analyzing steady-state error. Problem 3 covers complex numbers, Laplace transforms, and differential equations. Problem 4 involves using Laplace transforms to solve differential equations.

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    PROBLEM SET 1 Due: Next session

    Problem 1: Why Feedback


    Pick an example of a closed-loop system that you are familiar with (e.g. temperature
    control system in an office, cruise control in a car). Draw a simple block diagram of that
    system, similar to the one shown in Figure 1 (below). For the system you choose, specify
    the physical input, the physical output, and a possible source of disturbance and noise.
    Also write down the physical devices that constitute the controller, the plant, and
    the sensor, but dont worry about writing any transfer functions! Discuss briefly (in
    one paragraph) how effective or ineffective the control system would be without
    feedback.
    Problem 2: Block Diagrams and Concept of Gain
    The following block diagram represents a generic closed-loop linear system consisting of
    a reference input

    Figure 1: Feedback Loop


    a. Evaluate the transfer functions relating the output C(s) to each of the inputs R(s),
    D(s), and N(s).
    b. Hint: since the system is linear use the property of superposition. For example, to
    calculate the transfer function C(s)/R(s), set D(s) and N(s) to zero.
    c. Assume that H(s) = 1 (i.e. unity feedback) and K(s) = K (i.e. the controller is a
    simple amplifier). Assume also that there is no noise or disturbance (i.e. N(s)=0
    and D(s) = 0). Derive a simple expression for the error
    E(s) = R(S) B(s), in terms of R(s), G(s), and K.
    d. Consider the following plants: G1 = 1/(s2+2) G2 = 1/(s(s+2))
    and take R(s) as a unit step ( R(s)= u(t) )
    Again, assume H(s) = 1, K(s) = K, N(s) = 0, and D(s) = 0. For each of the two plants, use
    the Final Value Theorem (p.11) to find the steady state value (i.e. as t goes to infinity) of
    the error.
    In general, you want the steady-state measured output to match the reference input.
    The difference is called the steady-state error, and one of the objectives of feedback

    is to minimize this quantity. In Problem 2, Part 3, what happens to the steady-state error
    as you vary the gain K? Is your answer different for the two plants?

    Problem 3: Math Questions


    3.1: Complex numbers
    For each of the following indicate real and imaginary parts, and the modulus and the
    argument.
    a.

    z1 = ej

    b.

    z2 = 2e-(/3)j

    c.

    z3 = (2+j)/(1+3j)

    d.

    z4 = 1/(1+j)2

    3.2: Computing Laplace transforms


    Define u(t) to be the unit step function: u(t) = 1 if t > 0, u(t) = 0 otherwise.
    Using the definition of the Laplace transform:
    L f t

    f t st dt

    Evaluate Laplace transforms of the following functions:


    a. f1(t) = u(t) (the step function itself)
    b. f2(t) = tu(t) (a ramp function)
    c. f3(t) = etu(t) (exponential decay)
    Remember that taking the integral of a function is equivalent to multiplying
    its transform by 1/s.
    3.3: Computing inverse Laplace transforms
    Compute the inverse Laplace transforms using partial fractions expansion and the table
    on page 51:
    a. F1

    3
    s 2s 3

    b. F2

    3
    s 4

    c.

    F1

    Re s 1

    Re s 0

    s2 s 2
    s 1 3

    Re s 1

    3.4: Solving differential equations using Laplace transforms


    Solve the following differential equations using Laplace transforms
    (again, u(t) is the unit step function):
    .

    a. 2 y ' t 3 y t t ,
    b.

    with

    y 0 1 ;

    2 y ' ' t 5 y ' t 6 y t u t , with y ' 0 1

    and y 0 1

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