FACULTY OF MANUFACTURING AND MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

TEST 1

COURSE : CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

COURSE CODE : BFF4103

LECTURER : MOHD AZRAAI MOHD RAZMAN

ANWAR BIN P.P. ABDUL MAJEED

DATE : 10 JUNE 2020

DURATION : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

SESSION/SEMESTER : SESSION 2019/2020 SEMESTER II

PROGRAMME CODE : BFM

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:

(a) This examination paper consists of TWO (2) questions. Answer ALL questions.
(b) All answers to a new question should start on a new page.
(c) All calculations and assumptions must be clearly stated.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:

(a) NIL

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of TWO (2) printed pages including the front page.
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Question 1

A simplified quarter model of a bus suspension system could be represented through Figure
Q1 below. The force, F is acting from the road (assuming the tyre hits a bump). Determine the
X (s)
transfer function 2 . The denominator could be left in terms of Δ.
F (s)
(15 Marks)

Figure Q1

Question 2

The following system response is obtained from a servomechanism upon subjected to a unit-
step response. Determine:

c(t ) = 1 + 0.2e−60t −1.2e−10t

a) The expression for the closed-loop transfer function (8 Marks)

b) Determine the undamped natural frequency and the damping ratio of the system (4 Marks)
c) From your observation of the damping ratio, what type of response does the system exhibit?
(1 Marks)
d) Does the system exhibit any overshoot behavior? Justify your answer. (1 Marks)
e) Sketch the location of the poles of the system in the s-plane (1 Marks)

END OF TEST PAPER