THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

ALTERNATE EXAMINATIONS APRIL 2014

Course Code and Title: DYNA 1001 Engineering Systems Dynamics

Programme: Common Year One (San Fernando and OMeara FT and PT)
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EXAMINATION

Duration: 3 hours

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Instructions to Candidates
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This paper has 3 pages and 4 questions.

You are required to answer ALL questions.
The question paper is to be returned with the Answer script.
You are provided with a set of Laplace Tables with this paper.

Key Examination Protocol

1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to
plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an
examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or
trying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to
impersonation in relation to an examination.
2. The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic
evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTTs
academic regulations.
3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilators permission is NOT allowed.

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1. The mechanical system shown in Figure Q1 is initially at rest. At t = 0, a unit-step

displacement input is applied to point A. Assume that the system remains linear
throughout the response period. The displacement x is measured from the equilibrium
position. If m = 1 kg, b = 10 N-s/m, and k = 50 N/m, find the response x(t).
[20 marks]

Fig Q1
2. The transfer function of the RC network given in Figure Q2 is
1
()
=
.
() 1+
Given R = 1 k, C = 1F, if switch S 1 , is closed at t = 0.
(a) Obtain an expression for y(t)
(b) Plot r(t) vs t and y(t) vs t for t = 0 to t = 10 ms
(c) What is the final value of y(t)?

[10 marks]
[10 marks]
[10 marks]

Fig Q2

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3. Given that the transfer function of a system is given by:

Determine
(a) the time constant,
(b) the delay time,
(c) the rise time.

2+1

[5 marks]
[5 marks]
[5 marks]

4. The water level h(t) in a tank is controlled by an open-loop system, as shown in Figure
Q4. A DC motor controlled by an armature current i a turns a shaft, opening a valve. The
inductance of the DC motor is negligible, that is, La = 0. Also, the rotational friction of
the motor shaft and valve is negligible, that is, b = 0. The height of the water in the tank
is:
h(t) = 1.6() ()

The motor constant is K m = 10, and the inertia of the motor shaft and valve is J= 6 x10-3
kgm2. Determine
(a) the differential equation for h(t) and v(t) and
(b) the transfer function H(s)/V(s).
[35 marks]

Fig Q4

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(DYNA 1001)