Adama University

School of Engineering and Information Technologies,

Department of Electrical Engineering
Introduction to Control Engineering (ECEG-3206), Mid-Exam
Time Allowed: 2hrs and 30 minutes, Total Points: 50%
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The Exam Paper Contains Two Parts, Attempt All Questions From Each Part.
Part-I: Give Short Answer (use the space provided) (40%)
1) What will be the relationship between the output and the inputs for the summing elements represented in
Figures below?

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2) Determine the for the inverse Laplace transform of:

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3) A system is described by the following differential equation:
d 3 y (t ) d 2 y (t ) dy (t ) d 3 x(t ) d 2 x (t ) dx (t )
 3  5  y (t )   4  6  8 x(t )
dt 3 dt 2 dt dt 3 dt 2 dt
Determine the expression for the transfer function of the system, Y(s)/X(s)
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4) If poles of a second-order under damped system are moving along a radial line extending from the origin
of s-plane, what will be the unit step responses have in common and explain why?
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5) Given below unit-step response, c(t), of a second-order system with an added pole.

c (t )  1  0.29e 10 t  1.189e 2t cos( 4.532t  53.34 0 )

Determine:
a) The peak-time (Tp).
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b) The settling time, Ts, (±2% settling time)).
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c) Percentage overshoot (%OS) of the system.
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D) The damped frequency (ωn).
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Part-II: Solve The Following Questions Accordingly (use the answer sheets attached) (10%)

1) A system is described by the following differential equation: ----------------------------------------------(2pts)

d 2x dx 
 2  3 x  1 , with the initial conditions: x ( 0)  1, and x (0)  1 .
dt 2 dt
Show a block diagram of the system, giving its transfer function and all pertinent inputs and outputs.
Hint: the initial conditions will show up as added inputs and to an effective system with zero initial conditions.

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2) Obtain the transfer function E0(s)/Ei(s) of the op-amp circuit shown in figure below. -------------------(4pts)

3) Given the closed-loop system shown below:

And the unit-step response is as shown below:

Based on the given information, determine the values of K and B. ------------------------------------------(4pts)

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Table: Common Laplace transform pairs

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