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Week 2 - Block Diagram
Week 2 - Block Diagram
First Semester-Week 2
Block Diagram
The general structure used to depict a control system falls in the domain of block
diagrams sometimes referred to as BDs. For instance, the following Fig. 1 is a
block-diagram representation of a closed-loop system, subject to noise and output
disturbance.
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In the first step, the block G1 is fed through the feedback element
In the second step, the inner series feedback elements are interchanged
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In the third step, the two inner feedback loops are simplified
Then the series blocks are simplified to their multiplication. This step is skipped
and combined with the final step, which is simplifying the feedback loop
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Problem: Using the BD algebra, obtain the
input-output transfer function of the following system in Figure below.
In the first step, the block G1 is fed through the feedback element:
In the second step, the inner series feedback elements are interchanged
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Homework: Using the BD algebra, obtain the input-output transfer function of the
following system in Figure below.
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Example: Determine the transfer function C(s)/R(s) of the system shown in Figure
below by block diagram reduction method.
Step 1: Shifting the summing point S2 before the block G1 and shifting the take off
point T2 after the block G4.
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Step 2: Exchange the summing points and take off points using associative law and
combining the series blocks we get
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Homework: Using the BD algebra, obtain the input-output transfer function of the
Figure below
Homework: Using the BD algebra, obtain the input-output transfer function of the
Figure below:
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Homework: Using the BD algebra, obtain the input-output transfer function of the
Figure below:
Homework: Using the BD algebra, obtain the input-output transfer function of the
Figure below:
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Example: Determine the transfer function Y(s)/R(s) of the system shown in Figure
below by block diagram reduction method.
Solution:
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Example: Determine the transfer function Ff(s)/R(s) and FR(s)/R(s) of the system
shown in Figure below by block diagram reduction method.
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