SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, SALEM-5

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

QUESTION BANK
U10EE405R-CONTROL SYSTEMS

UNIT I
Basic concepts and System representation
PART – A (2 Marks)
1. Write Mason’s gain formula.
2. What is mathematical model of a system?
3. What do you mean by sensitivity of the control system?
4. What is a system?
5. What is control system?
6. What are the two major types of control systems?
7. Define open loop and closed loop systems.
8. What is feedback? What type of feedback is employed in control system?
9. Why negative feedback is preferred in control systems?
10. Distinguish between open loop and closed loop systems.
11. State principle of superposition theorem.
12. What is time variant and Time invariant?
13. Define transfer function.
14. Write force balance equation of ideal spring, ideal mass.
15. Name the two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system.
16. What is signal flow graph?
17. Define non-touching loop.

PART – B (14 Marks)

1. Derive the transfer function for Armature controlled DC servo motor. (14)
2. Derive the transfer function for Field controlled DC servo motor. (14)
3. Determine the transfer function X1(S) / F(S) and X2(S) / F(S) of the mechanical system shown in
figure.
4. Obtain the closed loop transfer function C(S) / R(S) of the system whose block diagram is shown
in figure. Use Block diagram reduction technique and verify the transfer function with signal flow
graph technique.

5. Derive overall transfer function for the following system

6.

UNIT II
TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS
PART – A (2 Marks)
1. What is time response?
2. What is transient and steady state response?
3. Name the test signals used in time response analysis.
4. Define step signal.
5. Define Ramp signal and parabolic signal.
6. What is an impulse signal?
7. How is system classified depending on the value of damping?
8. Sketch the response of a second order under damped system.
9. What is damped frequency of oscillation?
10. C(S)/R(S) =10/ S2 +6S +10. What is the type of damping?
11. List the time domain specifications.
12. Define rise time, delay time, peak time.
13. What is steady state error?
14. What are static error constants?
16. What are generalized error constants?
17. List the advantages of generalized error constants.

PART B (14 Marks)

1. (a)Derive the expressions and draw the response of first order system for unit step input. (7)
(b) Draw response of second order system for critically damped case and when input is unit step.
2. Derive the expressions for Rise time, Peak time, and Peak overshoot. (14)
3. A potential control system with velocity feedback is shown in fig. What is the response of the
system for unit step input? (14)
4. Measurements conducted on a Servomechanism show the system response to be c(t)=1+0.2 e 60t -
1.2 e–10t. when subjected to a unit step. Obtain an expression for CL transfer function. (14)
5. A positional control system with velocity feedback is shown in fig. What is the response c(t) to the
unit step input? Given that ς =0.5.and also calculate rise time, peak time, Maximum overshoot and
settling time. (14)
6. A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function G(S) = 10/S(S+2). Find the
rise time, percentage over shoot, peak time and settling time. (14)
7. A closed loop servo is represented by the differential equation, where c is the displacement of the
output shaft, r is the displacement of the input shaft and e= r-c. Determine undamped natural
frequency, damping ratio and percentage maximum overshoot for unit step input. (14)
8. For a unity feedback control system the open loop transfer function G(S) = 10(S+2)/ S2 (S+1). Find
(a) position, velocity and acceleration error constants. (b) The steady state error when the input
is R(S) where R(S) =3/S –2/S2 +1/3S3 (14)
9. The open loop transfer function of a servo system with unity feedback system is G(S) = 10/ S
(0.1S+1). Evaluate the static error constants of the system. Obtain the steady state error of the
system when subjected to an input given by the polynomial r(t) = a0 +a1t +a2 /2 t2. (14)
 UNIT III
FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALAYSIS
PART – A (2 Marks)
1. What is frequency response analysis?
2. What is Nichol’s chart?
3. What are the two contours of Nichols chart?
4. What are the advantages of Nichol’s chart?
5. Draw the polar plot of the function G(S) =1/S(S+T1) (1+ST2)
6. Determine the Phase angle of the given transfer function G(S) = 10 / S (1+0.4S) (1+0.1S)
7. What is polar plot?
8. Define gain cross over frequency
9. Define Phase cross over frequency
10. Define Phase Margin
11. Define Gain Margin
12. How do you calculate the gain margin from the polar plot?
13. How do you find the stability of the system by using polar plot?
14. What are the advantages of Bode plot?
15. List the Frequency domain specifications
16. What is minimum phase system?
17. What is cut off frequency?
18. Compare bode plot and Nyquist plot analysis.
19. What is Bandwidth?

PART – B (14 Marks)

1. Plot the Bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain and phase cross over
frequencies. G(S) = 10/ S(1+0.4S) (1+0.1S) (14)
2. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is G(S) = 1/ S(1+S) (1+2S) Sketch the
Polar plot and determine the Gain margin and Phase margin. (14)
3. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain
margin and Phase margin. G(S) = 0.75(1+0.2S)/ S(1+0.5S) (1+0.1S) (14)
4. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain
margin and Phase margin. G(S) = 10(S+3)/ S(S+2) (S2+4S+100) (14)
5. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function .and find Gain cross over frequency, Phase
cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin. G(S) = 10(S+2) (S+4)/ S (S2 -3S+10) (14)
6. Construct the polar plot for the function GH(S) =2(S+1)/ S2. find Gain cross over frequency, Phase
cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin. (14)
7. Plot the Bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain and phase cross over
frequencies. G(S) =KS2 / (1+0.2S) (1+0.02S). Determine the value of K for a gain cross over
frequency of 20 rad/sec. (14)
8. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function and find Gain cross over frequency, Phase
cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin. G(S) = 400/ S (S+2) (S+!0) (14)
9. A unity feedback system has open loop transfer function G(S) = 20/ S (S+2) (S+5). Using Nichol’s
chart determine the closed loop frequency response and estimate all the frequency domain
specifications. (14)
10. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain
margin and Phase margin. G(S) = 10(1+0.1S)/ S(1+0.01S) (1+S). (14)
11. Write the short notes on correlation between the time and frequency response? (14)

UNIT IV
STABILITY ANALYSIS
PART – A (2 Marks)
1. What are the two methods of designing a control system?
2. What is the time domain specification needed to design a control system?
3. What is the frequency domain specification needed to design a control system?
4. State Nyquist stability Criterion.
5. What is root locus?
6. What is the necessary condition for stability?
7. What is characteristic equation?
8. How the roots of characteristic are related to stability?
9. Define stability.
10. What do you mean by dominant pole?
11. What are break away points?
12. How will you find the root locus on real axis?

PART – B (14 Marks)

1. Using Routh criterion determine the stability of the system whose characteristics equation is
S4+8S3+18S2+16S+5 =0. (14)
2. F(S)=S6 +S5-2S4-3S3-7S2-4S1-4 =0. Find the number of roots falling in the RHS plane and LHS
plane. (14)
3. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(S)H(S) =K/S (S+2)
(S+10). Determine the range of K for which closed loop system is stable. (14)
4. Construct Nyquist plot for a feedback control system whose open loop transfer function is given
by G(S)H(S) =5/ S(1-S). Comment on the stability of open loop and closed loop transfer
function.
5. Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with the open loop transfer function G(S)H(S) =K(1+0.5S)
(1+S) / (1+10S) (S-1). Determine the range of values of K for which the system is stable. (14)

UNIT V COMPENSATOR DESIGN

1. What is lag-lead compensation?
2. What is lag-lead compensator?
3. Draw electrical lag-lead compensator network
4. Write transfer function of lag-lead compensator?
5. Compare series compensator and feedback compensator.

PART – B (14 Marks)

1. What is compensation? Why it is needed for control system? Explain the types of compensation?
2. Realize the basic compensators using electrical network and obtain the transfer function. (14)
3. Design a suitable lead compensators for a system with unity feedback and having open loop transfer
function G(S)= K/ S(S+1) (S+4) to meet the specifications. (i)Damping ratio=0.5 (ii) Undamped
natural frequency Wn =2 rad/sec. (14)
4. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function G(S) = K/ S(S+1) (0.2S+1). Design a
suitable phase lag compensators to achieve following specifications Kv= 8 and Phase margin 40
deg with usual notation. (14)
5. Explain the procedure for lead compensation and lag compensation? (14)
6. Explain the design procedure for lag- lead compensation. (14)
7. Consider a type 1 unity feedback system with an OLTF Gf(S) =K/S (S+1) (S+4). The system is to
be compensated to meet the following specifications Kv > 5sec and PM>43 deg. Design suitable
lag compensators.
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