SRI RAMAKRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, COIMBATORE

(Autonomous Institution, Reaccredited by NAAC with 8A+9 GRADE Approved by AICTE and Permanently affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

AUTONOMOUS EXAMINATIONS – MAY 2022

B.E / B.TECH – UG REGULATION - 2020

20EE205 – CONTROL SYSTEMS

Answer ALL questions

Duration: 3 Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
PART – A (10 x 1 = 10
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Question Marks)
Q.No Question Marks CO BL PI
1. Three blocks with gain of 5, 8 and 4 are connected in cascade. 1 CO1 1 2.5.1
The total gain of the arrangement is
a) 17 b) 160 c) 44 d) 37
2. The friction force acts in a direction __________. 1 CO1 2 1.6.1
a)opposite b) Perpendicular c) Vertical to d) Along
to that of to that of motion that of motion that of
motion motion
3. If gain of the critically damped system is increased, the system 1 CO2 2 1.6.1
will behave as __________.
a) Under b) Over damped c) Critically d)
damped damped Oscillatory
4. The position and velocity errors of a type-2 system are 1 CO2 2 1.6.1
a) constant, b) constant, c) zero, constant d) zero,
constant infinity zero
5. According to Hurwitz criterion the characteristic equation 1 CO3 2 2.5.1
s2+ 8 s3+18 s2+16 s + 5 = 0 is
a) Unstable b) Marginally c) Conditionally d) Unstable
stable stable
6. The centroid of the system 1 CO3 2 2.5.1

a) -1 b)0 c) -3 d) -2
7. In a Lead–Lag compensator phase lead occurs in the ________ 1 CO4 2 1.6.1
region.
a) Low b) High c) Zero d) Zero
frequency frequency frequency phase
Objective Type – Fill in the Blanks (3 x 1 = 3 Marks)
8. The transfer function of a P-I controller is Kp+(Ki/s). CO5
9. Lag compensation essentially yields an appreciable improvement in steady state accuracy at the
expense of increase of transient response time. CO5

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 10. In the state model of a linear system the output equation is represented as: Y(t)=C X(t)+D U(t). CO6

PART – B (5 x 3 = 15
Short Answers Marks)
Q.No Question Marks CO BL PI
11. Write the analogous electrical elements in force voltage analogy for the elements of mechanical
translational system.
• Force-voltage e
• Velocity v-current i
• Displacement x-charge q
• Frictional co-efficient B-Resistance R
• Mass M- Inductance L
• Stiffness K-Inverse of capacitance 1/C
12. Sketch the step response of a second order underdamped system and represent the transient
parameters.

13. The characteristics equation is given below: P(s) = s4+8s3+18s2+16s+5. Comment on its stability
using Routh Hurwitz Criterion.

14. A control system with a PD controller is shown in figure below. The velocity constant is 1000,
damping ratio=0.5. Determine the value of KP and KD?
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15. State the advantages of state space approach over transfer function model.
The major benefit of state space control over transfer function methods is its applicability to a wide
range of systems: linear and non-linear; time-varying and time-invariant; single-input, single-output
(SISO) and multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO).

PART – C (5 x 15 = 75
Long Answers Marks)
[Answer any FIVE Questions]
Q.No Question Marks CO BL PI
16. i) Determine the transfer functions Y1(S)/F(S) and Y2(S)/F(S) of the system shown in Figure.1.
Draw the analogous electrical network using Force-Current analogy.

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 Figure 1 : Mechanical Translational System

17. i) Determine the overall transfer function of the system whose signal flow graph is shown in
Figure 2.

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Figure 2 : Signal Flow graph

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ii) Simplify the block diagram using block diagram reduction technique and find the overall
transfer function C(S)/R(S)

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18. i) A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function, G(s) = 10/s(s+1). Find
the rise time, percentage overshoot, peak time and settling time for a step input of 12 units.

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 ii) Find the steady state error for unit step, unit ramp and unit acceleration inputs for the given
system. (3Marks)

19. i) Sketch the bode plot for the following transfer function G(s)=20/s(1+3s)(1+4s). Obtain the
gain cross over frequency. (15 Marks)

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20. i) Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(s) =K/s(s2+4s+13).

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21. i) Sketch the s-plane representation of Lag-Lead compensator. Enunciate the design procedure
of Lag-Lead compensator using bode plot.

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22. i) Obtain the state model of the given transfer function. Also determine whether the given
system is completely controllable and observable. Y(s)/U(s)=10/s3+4s2+2s+1

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