Tutorial 5

Bode Plot

1. Plot the log magnitude and phase for the above function using log frequency in
rad/s.
3s
G(s) 
(s  2)(s  4)

2. A commercial flight using a navigation system to assist the pilot in handling the
aeroplane movement. The navigation system is shown in Figure 2.

a) Simplify and convert all s-domain (s) into frequency domain (jw)

b) Draw magnitude diagram and phase diagram

c) Determine the values of gain margin (GM) and phase margin (ΦM)

d) Determine the stability of the system from part (c).

1 C(s)
R(s) + s
2
100s +20s+100 (100s  10 s  1)(  1)
2

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Figure 2

3. Plot the magnitude and phase angle diagram for the following system.

400
G ( s) 
s ( s  5)( s  30)
4. An air craft control system has H(s) = 1 and

4(0.5s  1)
G ( s) 
 s  2  s  
s (2s  1)       1
 10   20   .

Determine the:
a) Gain margin
b) Phase margin
c) Stability of the system.

5. Plot the bode diagram for

s
G ( s) 
s ( s  5)( s  80)
Determine :
a) Gain margin
b) Phase margin
c) Stability of the system