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CONTROL ENGINEERING
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UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL SYSTEM
Part-A
1. What is control system?
2. What are the two major types of control system?
3. Define open loop control system?
4. Define closed loop control system?.
5. What are the components of feedback control system?
6. Define transfer function?.
7. What are the basic elements used for modeling mechanical translational system?.
8. What are the basic elements used for modeling mechanical rotational
system?
9. Name two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system?.
10. Write the analogous electrical elements in force voltage analogy for the elements of
mechanical translational system?.
11. Write the analogous electrical elements in force current analogy for the
Elements of mechanical translational system.
12. Write the force balance equation of an ideal mass element ?.
13. Write the force balance equation of ideal dashpot element? .
14. Write the force balance equation of ideal spring element ?.
15. Distinguish between open loop and closed loop system?
16. Why is negative feedback invariably preferred in closed loop system?
17. Define transfer function?
18. What is mathematical model of a system?
19. What do you mean by sensitivity of the control system?
20. What is a system?
21. What is feedback? What type of feed back is employed in control system?
22. Why negative feedback is preferred in control systems?
23. What is time variant and Time invariant?
24. What are the basic elements used for modeling mechanical rotational system?
25. Name two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system?.
26. Write the transfer function of simple pneumatic system?
27. Explain the simple pneumatic system in control system?
28. Write the Transfer function of thermal system?
29. Write transfer function of hydraulic system?
30. Explain the hydraulic system in a control system?
31. Explain the thermal system in control system?
32. Define series control system?
33. Define parallel control system?
34. Draw series and parallel control system?
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35. What are the advantages of parallel control system?
36. What are the significance of negative feedback?
37. What is analogy?
38. What is the necessity of analogy system?
39. What are the basic elements of control system?
40. Why we need control system?
41. What are the characters of negative feedback?
42. What is the effect of positive feed back on stability?
43. What is servo mechanism?
44. State the principle of superposition?
45. Define linear system?
46. What is time invariant system?
47. Write the force balance equation of ideal mass element?
48. Write the force balance equation of ideal daspot?
49. Write the torque balance equation of an ideal rotational mass element?
50. Name the two types of electrical analogous for mechanical system.
Part-B
1. Write the differential equations governing the Mechanical system shown in fig.and
determine the transfer function.
2. Determine the transfer function Y2(S)/F(S) of the system shown in figure.
3. Write the differential equations governing the Mechanical rotational system shown in fig.
Draw the Torque-voltage and Torque-current electrical analogous circuits.

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4. Write the T.F of the given block diagram.
5. Explain the automatic flight landing system with diagrams

6. Explain the auto pilot system.
7. Explain pneumatic and hydraulic system and derive the transfer function.
8. Derive the expression for thermal system.
9. Explain the two methods of development of flight control system.
10. Write the mathematical model for the following system
11. write the force voltage analogous of the following mechanical system.
1)force
2)velocity
3) displacement
4) mass
5)stiffness
12. write the force current analogous of the following mechanical system.
1)newtons second law
2)daspot
3) lever
4) mass
5)stiffness
13. write the force torque voltage analogous of the following electrical system.

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1)torque
2)angular velocity
3)moment of inertia
4)gear
UNIT –II
OPEN AND CLOSE LOOP SYSTEM
Part-A
1. What is block diagram?
2. What is the basis for framing the rules of block diagram reduction
technique?
3. What is a signal flow graph?
4. What is sink and source?
5. Define non touching loop.
6. Write Masons Gain formula.
7. what is node?
8. what is branch?
9. Define path in signal flow graph?
10. Explain individual loop?
11. Define transmittance?
12. Explain summing point in block diagram ?
13. what is analogous of the system?
14. What is input to output ratio?
15. What are the significance of block diagram representation?
16. What is the equivalent of torque in electrical system in torque voltage analogy?
17. In torque voltage analogy draw the equivalent for spring?
18. In force current analogy write the equivalent for capacitor?
19. In force current analogy write the equivalent for inductor?
20. In force voltage analogy write the equivalent for capacitor?
21. In force voltage analogy write the equivalent for inductor?
22. Write the transfer function for servo motor?
23. Draw the example of open loop system?
24. Draw the example of closed loop system?
25. What are the advantage of closed loop system?
26. What is the analogy of mass in electrical system in force current analogy?
27. What is the equivalent of kircholfs voltage law in mechanical system?
28. Explain how the input to output ratio will impact the performance of control system?
29. What is the significance of signal flow graph?
30. What are the draw back of transfer fuction?
31. What is the equivalent of kircholfs current law in mechanical system?
32. What is the significance of block diagram reduction?
33. Write any two rules of signal flow graph
34. How will you calculate the value of delta in signal flow graph?
35. In force current analogy ,write the equivalent mechanical component for dashpot?
36. What is the mechanical equivalent for dashpot in force voltage analogy?
37. What is the analogy of mass in electrical system in force voltage analogy?
38. Compare block diagram with signal flow graph.
39. Write any two rules of block diagram reduction.
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40. Define forward path in signal flow graph.
41. What is transmittance?
42. What are the basic elements of thermal system?
43. Define thermal resistance?
44. Define thermal capacitance?
45. Mention the electrical analogous of simple thermal system
46. Define hydraulic resistance
47. What is inertance?
48. What is the basis for framing the rules of block diagram reduction technique?
49. Write the rule for moving the summing point ahead of block.
50. Write the rule for eliminating negative feedback loop.
Part-B
1. Determine the overall transfer function C(S)/R(S) for the system shown in fig.
2.Obtain the closed loop transfer function C(S)/R(S) of the system whose block
diagram is shown in fig.
3. For the system represented by the block diagram shown in fig. Determine C1/R1 and
C2/R1.

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4. Obtain the closed loop transfer function C(S)/R(S) of the system whose block
Diagram is shown in fig.
5. Derive the transfer function for Armature controlled DC servo motor.

6. Derive the transfer function for Field controlled DC servo motor.
7. Write the procedure for signal flow graph.
8. Obtain the output of the following system.
9. Write the procedure for reducing block diagram reduction technique.

10. Write all rules for signal flow graph.
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UNIT III
CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION AND FUNCTION
Part-A
1. What are the main advantages of Bode plot?

2. What is steady state response?
3. What is an order of a system?
4. Define Damping ratio?.
5. Define Rise time?.
6. Define peak time?.
7. Define peak overshoot?.
8. Define Settling time?.
9. What is the need for a controller?
10. Define Steady state error?.
11. What is the drawback of static coefficients?
12. What is step signal?
13. What is ramp signal?
14. What is a parabolic signal?
15. What are the three constants associated with a steady state error?
16. What are the main advantages of generalized error co-efficients?
17. What are the effects of adding a zero to a system?
18. What is a dominant pole?
19. Name the test signals used in control system?
20. What is time response?
21. Define over damping in control system.
22. Draw the diagram for the system when it is subjected to under damping?
23. What is the value of damping when the system is subjected to over damping damping?
24. Define critical damping?
25. What is the value of damping when the system is subjected to critical damping?
26. What is transient and steady state response?
27. Name the test signals used in time response analysis.
28. Draw the diagram for the system when it is subjected to critical damping?
29. Define step signal?.
30. Define Ramp signal and parabolic signal?.
31. What is an impulse signal?
32. How is system classified depending on the value of damping?
33. Sketch the response of a second order under damped system?.
34. What is damped frequency of oscillation?
35. The closed-loop transfer function of second order system is C(S)/R(S) =10/ S+6S +10. What is the type of
damping?
36. List the time domain specifications.
37. Define under damping in control system.
38. What is the value of damping when the system is subjected to under damping?
39. Draw the diagram for stability and mark all the parameters
40. Draw the stability diagram for the system when it is subjected to over damping?
41. What is transient response?
42. What is the importance of test signal?
43. What is weighting function?
44. Define pole?
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45. Define zero?
46. Give the expression for damping ratio of mechanical and electrical system
47. What will be the nature of response of a second order system with different types of damping?
48. What is damped frequency of oscillation?
49. Give the expression for natural frequency of oscillation of electrical and mechanical system.
50. A second order system has a damping ratio of 0.6 and natural frequency of oscillation is 10rad/sec.
determine the damped frequency of oscillation.
Part-B
1.Derive the expressions and draw the response of first order system for unit step.
2. Derive the expressions for Rise time, Peak time, and Peak overshoot.
3. Draw the response of second order system for critically damped case and when input is
unit step.
4. Measurements conducted on a Servomechanism show the system response to be
c(t)=1+0.2 ê 60t-1.2 ê –10 t. when subjected to a unit step. Obtain an expression for closed
loop transfer function.
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 damping ratio =0.5.and also calculate rise time, peak
time, Maximum overshoot and settling time.
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.
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.
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
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

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10.A unity feedback control system is characterized by the following open loop transfer
function G(s)=0.4s+1/s(s+0.6). Determine its transient response for unit step input and
sketch the response. Evaluate the maximum overshoot and peak time.
UNIT IV
CONCEPT OF STABILITY
Part-A
1. What is frequency response?
2. List out the different frequency domain specifications?
3. Define –resonant Peak ?
4. Define –Resonant frequency?
5. What is bandwidth?
6. Define Cut-off rate?
7. Define –Gain Margin?
8. Define Phase cross over?
9. What is phase margin?
10. Define Gain cross over?
11. What is Bode plot?
12. What are the main advantages of Bode plot?
13. Define Corner frequency?
14. What are the two types of compensation?
15. State Nyquist stability criterion.
16. Define Relative stability
17. What are root loci?
18. What is a dominant pole?
19. What are the main significances of root locus?
20. What are the effect of adding a zero to a system?
21. What is the necessary condition for stability.
22. What is the necessary and sufficient condition for stability.
23. What is limitedly stable system?
24. What are static error constants.
25. Define PCOF and GCOF?
26. What is stepper motor?
27. State angle criterion?
28. State magnitude criterion.
29. What are the effect of adding zero to a system?
30. What are the main advantages of generalized error co-efficient?
31. What are the three constants associated with a steady state error?
32. What is marginally stable?
33. Comment the stability of system if the roots are left half of s plane?
34. How will you define the stability of the system based on the routh array?
35. Define absolutely stable
36. What are the impact of poles and zeros on stability?
37. What is type of system?
38. How the type of system will affect the stability of system?
39. Draw the diagram to mention poles and zeros?

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40. Comment the stability of system if the roots are right half of s plane?
41. Define BIBO stability
42. What is the requirement of BIBO stability?
43. How the roots of characteristic equation are related to stability?
44. What is the necessary condition for stability?
45. What is the relation between stability and coefficient of characteristic polynomial?
46. What is the principle of argument?
47. What is auxiliary polynomial?
48. What is quadrantal symmetry?
49. What is magnitude criterion?
50. What is angle criterion?
Part-B
1 (i) Test the stability using Routh's criterion for he polynomial

s^4+2s^3+3s^2+4s+5=0.
2. Determine the range of K for the system to be stable if the characteristic equation is
s^4+3s^3+3s^2+2s+k=0.
3. For the characteristic equation s^5+2s^4+24s^3+48s^2-25s-50=0 perform complete
Routh stability analysis. (16 marks)
4. 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)
5.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)
6. 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)
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.
8. Explain the design procedure for root locus?.
G(S)= K / S (S2+4S+13).Sketch the root locus.
10. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)= K / S (S+2)(S+4).Find the value of K so that the damping ratio of the closed loop
system is 0.5
G(S)= K (S+9) / S (S2+4S+11).Sketch the root locus.
12. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)= K / S (S+4) (S2+4S+20).
13. A Unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function
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G(S)= K (S+1.5) / S (S+1)(S+5).Sketch the root locus.
UNIT V
SAMPLED DATA SYSTEM
Part-A
1. Define sampling theorem?

2. What is quantization?
3. What is sample circuit?
4. What is hold circuit?
5. What are the application of sampling and hold network?
6. What is round off process?
7. Draw the digital controller block diagram?
8. What is PI controller?
9. Explain digital controller?
10. Explain digital PI controller?
11. What are the significance of digital controller?
12. Draw the digital block diagram for PID controller?
13. Write the T.F for digital PID controller?
14. What is the necessity of digital controller?
15. Explain discrete system?
16. Why derivative controller is not used in control systems?
17. What is the significance of integral controller and derivative
controller in aPID controller?
18. What is p controller?
19. What is PD controller?
20. Write transferfuction of digital PD controller.
21. Write transferfuction of digital P controller.
22. What are the advantage of digital controller?
23. What is the need of controller?
24. What are the type of controller?
25. What is the necessity of sampling?
26. Draw the sampling wave diagram ?
27. Write transferfuction of digital PI controller.
28. Draw the block diagram for PI controller.
29. Draw the block diagram for PD controller
30. Compare PI and PD controller.
31. Compare PID controller with PI controller
Part-B
1. Explain the term sampling with relevant diagrams?

2. Draw and explain sample and hold network?
3. Explain in detail the digital control system?
4. With relevant diagram explain the digital PID controller?
5. Expain digital P,PI controller with diagram?
6. Explain how the signals are sampled and quantized with relevant diagram?
7. What are the difference between analogue controller and digital controller?
8. Explain digital PD controller and its transfer function.

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2. Determine the transfer function Y2(S)/F(S) of the system shown in figure.

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4. Write the T.F of the given block diagram.

5. Explain the automatic flight landing system with diagrams

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5. Derive the transfer function for Armature controlled DC servo motor.

9. Write the procedure for reducing block diagram reduction technique.

1. What are the main advantages of Bode plot?

6. A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function

7. A closed loop servo is represented by the differential equation, where c is the

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1 (i) Test the stability using Routh's criterion for he polynomial

1. Define sampling theorem?

1. Explain the term sampling with relevant diagrams?

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