Modern University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Faculty of Engineering

Automatic Control System

ESE 346/ESE416
Sheet 4
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Problem 1:
Obtain the transfer function for the system shown using Masons Rule.
1

G2

G1

G3

-1

G4

Y(s)

-H2
-H1

Problem 2:

A signal flow graph is shown below. Use Masons formula to find the transfer
function Y(s)/R(s).
G5
R(s)

G1

G2

G3

G4

G6
Y(s)

-H1

-H2
-H3

Problem 3: (assignment)
A signal flow graph is shown below. Use Masons formula to find the transfer
function Y(s)/R(s) using Mason's Gain Formula.
G7
G8
R(s)

G1

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6
Y(s)

-H4
-H1

-H2
-H3

Problem 4:
Determine the zeros-poles of the following open loop transfer function
GH(S) = 10 (S+1) / (S+2)(S+3)
Problem 5:
Sketch the root-locus diagram for the following open loop transfer functions

G(s)H(s)= K / [S(S+2)(S2+2S+2)]
G(s)H(s)= K (S+1)(S+4)(S+7) / [S(S+3)(S2+2S+2)]