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M9 - Ch-5 - Reduction of Multiple Subsystems-Part-2 (D)
M9 - Ch-5 - Reduction of Multiple Subsystems-Part-2 (D)
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Introduction
• Alternative method to block diagram representation,
developed by Samuel Jefferson Mason.
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Fundamentals of Signal Flow Graphs
• Consider a simple equation below and draw its signal flow graph:
y = ax
• The signal flow graph of the equation is shown below;
a y
x
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Signal-Flow Graph Models
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Signal-Flow Graph Models
r1 and r2 are inputs and x1 and x2 are outputs
a11 x1 + a12 x2 + r1 x1
a21 x1 + a22 x2 + r2 x2
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Signal-Flow Graph Models
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Construct the signal flow graph for the following set of
simultaneous equations.
• There are four variables in the equations (i.e., x1,x2,x3,and x4) therefore four nodes are
required to construct the signal flow graph.
• Arrange these four nodes from left to right and connect them with the associated
branches.
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Terminologies
• An input node or source contain only the outgoing branches. i.e., X1
• An output node or sink contain only the incoming branches. i.e., X4
• A path is a continuous, unidirectional succession of branches along which no
node is passed more than ones. i.e.,
X1 to X2 to X3 to X4 X1 to X2 to X4 X2 to X3 to X4
• A forward path is a path from the input node to the output node. i.e.,
X1 to X2 to X3 to X4 , and X1 to X2 to X4 , are forward paths.
• A feedback path or feedback loop is a path which originates and terminates on
the same node. i.e.; X2 to X3 and back to X2 is a feedback path.
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Terminologies
• A self-loop is a feedback loop consisting of a single branch. i.e.; A33 is a self
loop.
• The gain of a branch is the transmission function of that branch.
• The path gain is the product of branch gains encountered in traversing a path.
i.e. the gain of forwards path X1 to X2 to X3 to X4 is A21A32A43
• The loop gain is the product of the branch gains of the loop. i.e., the loop gain
of the feedback loop from X2 to X3 and back to X2 is A32A23.
• Two loops, paths, or loop and a path are said to be non-touching if they have
no nodes in common.
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Consider the signal flow graph below and identify the following
a) Input node.
b) Output node.
c) Forward paths.
d) Feedback paths (loops).
e) Determine the loop gains of the feedback loops.
f) Determine the path gains of the forward paths.
g) Non-touching loops
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Consider the signal flow graph below and identify the following
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Consider the signal flow graph below and identify the following
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Consider the signal flow graph below and identify the following
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Consider the signal flow graph below and identify the
following
a) Input node.
b) Output node.
c) Forward paths.
d) Feedback paths.
e) Self loop.
f) Determine the loop gains of the feedback loops.
g) Determine the path gains of the forward paths.
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Input and output Nodes
a) Input node
b) Output node
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(c) Forward Paths
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(d) Feedback Paths or Loops
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(d) Feedback Paths or Loops
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(d) Feedback Paths or Loops
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(d) Feedback Paths or Loops
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(e) Self Loop(s)
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(f) Loop Gains of the Feedback Loops
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(g) Path Gains of the Forward Paths
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Mason’s Rule (Mason, 1953)
• The block diagram reduction technique requires successive
application of fundamental relationships in order to arrive at the
system transfer function.
• On the other hand, Mason’s rule for reducing a signal-flow graph
to a single transfer function requires the application of one
formula.
• The formula was derived by S. J. Mason when he related the
signal-flow graph to the simultaneous equations that can be
written from the graph.
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Mason’s Rule:
• The transfer function, C(s)/R(s), of a system represented by a signal-flow graph
is;
n
Pi i
C( s ) i =1
=
R( s )
Where
∆i = value of Δ for the part of the block diagram that does not touch the i-
th forward path (Δi = 1 if there are no non-touching loops to the i-th path.)
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Systematic approach
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Example#1: Apply Mason’s Rule to calculate the transfer function of the
system represented by following Signal Flow Graph
Therefore, C P11 + P2 2
=
R
There are three feedback loops
= 1 − (L1 + L2 + L3 )
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Example#1: Apply Mason’s Rule to calculate the transfer function of the
system represented by following Signal Flow Graph
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Example#2: Apply Mason’s Rule to calculate the transfer function
of the system represented by following Signal Flow Graph
P1
P2
= 1 − (L1 + L2 + L3 + L4 ) + (L1 L3 + L1 L4 + L2 L3 + L2 L4 )
= 1 − (G2 H 2 + H 3G3 + G6 H 6 + G7 H 7 ) +
(G2 H 2G6 H 6 + G2 H 2G7 H 7 + H 3G3G6 H 6 + H 3G3G7 H 7 )
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Example#2: continue
Eliminate forward path-1
1 = 1 − (L3 + L4 )
1 = 1 − (G6 H 6 + G7 H 7 )
2 = 1 − (L1 + L2 )
2 = 1 − (G2 H 2 + G3 H 3 )
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Example#2: continue
Y ( s ) P11 + P2 2
=
R( s )
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Example#3
• Find the transfer function, C(s)/R(s), for the signal-flow graph
in figure below.
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Example#3
• There is only one forward Path.
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Example#3
• There are four feedback loops.
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Example#3
• Non-touching loops taken two at a time.
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Example#3
• Non-touching loops taken three at a time.
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Example#3
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Example#4: Apply Mason’s Rule to calculate the transfer function
of the system represented by following Signal Flow Graph
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Pi i
C( s ) i =1 P11 + P2 2 + P3 3
= =
R( s )
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Example#4: Forward Paths
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Example#4: Loop Gains of the Feedback Loops
L1 = A32 A23
L5 = A76 A67
L2 = A43 A34 L9 = A72 A57 A45 A34 A23
L6 = A77
L3 = A54 A45 L10 = A72 A67 A56 A45 A34 A23
L7 = A42 A34 A23
L4 = A65 A56
L8 = A65 A76 A67
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Example#4: two non-touching loops
L1 L3 L2 L4 L3 L5 L4 L6 L5 L7 L7 L8
L2 L5 L3 L6 L4 L7
L1 L4
L1 L5 L2 L6
L1 L6 L2 L8
L1 L8
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Example#4: Three non-touching loops
L1 L3 L2 L4 L3 L5 L4 L6 L5 L7 L7 L8
L2 L5 L3 L6 L4 L7
L1 L4
L1 L5 L2 L6
L1 L6 L2 L8
L1 L8
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From Block Diagram to Signal-Flow Graph Models
Example#5
H1
H3
-H1
R(s) 1 E(s) G1 X1 G2 X2 G3 X3 G4 C(s)
-H2
-H3
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From Block Diagram to Signal-Flow Graph Models
Example#5
-H1
R(s) 1 E(s) G1 X1 G2 X2 G3 G4 X3 1 C(s)
-H2
-H3
C ( s) G1G2G3G4
G= =
R( s ) 1 + G1G2G3G4 H 3 + G2G3 H 2 + G3G4 H 1
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Example#6
-
- X1 Y1
G1
R(s) + + C(s)
E(s)
- -X +
2
G2
- Y2
-1
X1 G1 Y1
-1
-1 1
R(s) 1 E(s) C(s)
1 1 1
X2 G2 Y2
-1
-1
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Example#6
-1
X1 G1 Y1
-1 1
R(s) 1 E(s) -1 C(s)
1 X2 1 Y2 1
G2
-1 -1
7 loops:
3 ‘2 non-touching loops’ :
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Example#6
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X1 G1 Y1
-1 1
R(s) 1 E(s) -1 C(s)
1 X2 1 Y2 1
G2
-1 -1
We have
C( s ) pk k
=
R( s )
G − G1 + 2G1G2
= 2
1 + 2G2 + 4G1G2
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Example-7: Determine the transfer function C/R for the block diagram below by
signal flow graph techniques.
• The signal flow graph of the above block diagram is shown below.
• Because the loops touch the nodes of P1, • Hence the control ratio T = C/R is
hence
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V1( s ) = I1 ( s ) + I1 ( s ) R
Cs
CsV1( s ) − CsV2 ( s ) = I1( s )
V2 ( s ) = I1 ( s )R
−Cs
Cs R
V1(s ) I1 (s ) V2 (s )
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Design Example#2
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Design Example#2
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Design Example#2
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References
[1] Norman S. Nise, “Control System Engineering”, Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons,
2004.
[2] Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop, “Modern Control System”, Eleventh Edition,
Addison Wesley, 1999.
[3] Katsuhiko Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.