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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV (OLD) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:141701 Date:04/01/2022
Subject Name:Control Theory
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

Q.1 (a) Differentiate between open loop system and closed loop system. 07
(b) Write definitions of state and state variables. Explain the fact that for any system, the set of 07
state variables are non-unique. Discuss the limitations of transfer functions and advantages of
analysis of control systems using state space.
Q.2 (a) Explain force current analogy with suitable example. 07
(b) Obtain closed loop transfer function of the following system using Block Diagram Reduction. 07

Fig. 1

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(b) Determine the transfer function of the system with signal flow graph shown below: 07

Fig.2

Q.3 (a) Derive expressions of (i) Rise time, tr (ii) Peak time, tp and (iii) Peak overshoot, Mp for second 07
order control system.
(b) For the unity feedback control system with 07

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 Determine the range of K for stability using R-H criteria
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Q.3 (a) Explain Standard Test signals. 07
(b) Consider the system as shown in figure. Determine the value of ‘a’ such that the damping ratio 07
is 0.5. Also obtain the values of rise time and maximum overshoot Mp in its step response.

Fig.3
Q.4 (a) Write a short note on thermal system, its modeling and analysis for two different inputs. 07
(b) Draw the root-locus diagram for close loop system whose transfer Function is given by 07

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Q.4 (a) For the system having the open loop transfer function 07

Determine the Stability of system by plotting the Bode Plot of the system.
(b) Explain about liquid level system giving suitable example. Obtain its transfer function. 07
Q.5 (a) State and explain Nyquist Stability criteria. Explain about phase margin and gain margin using 07
Nyquist plot.
(b) Derive expression of response, c(t), of second order unity feedback system whose closed-loop 07
transfer function is given below, for a unit step input as a function of time t and damping ratio
ζ. Derive expression of c(t) for ζ=0 and ζ=1.

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Q.5 (a) Define and explain following terms with respect to Bode plots (i) Gain Margin (ii) Phase Margin 07
(iii) Gain cross-over frequency (iv) Phase cross-over Frequency
(b) Sketch polar plot of the transfer function given below. Determine whether the plot crosses the 07
real axis and imaginary axis. If so, determine the frequency at which these axes are crossed and
corresponding magnitude.

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