Control System Tutorial
Control System Tutorial
Submission date:-12-02-2015
TUTORIAL-1
Fig. 1 and Fig.2 show block diagram of open loop control and closed loop control
system. Use these block diagrams to answer the following questions.
DESIRED
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
CONTROLL
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ACTUATOR
PROGRESS
Q4:-Describe the block diagram of a person playing a video game. Suppose that the
input device is a joystick and the game is being played on a desktop computer. Use
figure 2 as a model of the block diagram.
Q5:-Because a sailboat cant sail directly into the wind, and travelling straight
downwind is usually slow, the shortest sailing distance is rarely a straight line. Thus
sailboats tack upwind the familiar zigzag course-and jibe downwind. A tacticians
decision of when to tack and where to go can determine the outcome of a race.
Describe the process of tacking a sailboat as the wind shifts direction. Sketch a
block diagram depicting this process.
Q6:-A common example of a two-input control system is a home shower with
separate valves for hot and cold water. The objective is to obtain (1) a desired
temperature of the shower water and (2) a desired flow of water. Sketch a block
diagram of the closed-loop control system.
Q7:-Robotics Society of DTU is developing a robot with a human like face. The robot
can display facial expressions, so that it can work cooperatively with human
workers. Sketch a block diagram for a facial expression control system of your own
design.
Q8:-A direct methanol fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts a
methanol water solution to electricity. Like rechargeable batteries, fuel cells directly
convert chemicals to energy; they are very often compared to batteries, specially
rechargeable batteries. However, one significant difference between rechargeable
batteries and direct methanol fuel cells is that, by adding more methanol water
solution, the fuel cells recharge instantly. Sketch a block diagram of the direct
methanol fuel cell recharging system that uses feedback to continuously monitor
and recharge the fuel cell.