El-Minia University, Automatic Control in

Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Power Systems (I)

3rd year, Mech. Power & Energy Course Code: MPE 322.
Dept.

Sheet #3
Transient Response of Systems
Problem I
A thermometer requires 1 min to indicate 98% of the response to a step input.
Assuming the thermometer to be a first-order system, find the time constant. If
the thermometer is placed in a bath, the temperature of which is changing linearly at
a rate of 10°/min, how much error does the thermometer show?
Problem II
In the system shown in figure, the numerical values of m, b,
and k are given as m=1 kg, b=2 N.sec/m, and k=50 N/m.
 Evaluate the natural frequency and damping ratio
of the system. k b
𝒇(𝒕)
 Choose a new value of the damping ratio b sufficient
M 𝒙(𝒕)
to make the system critically damped.
k
 Choose a suitable value of the mass m to cut half the
natural frequency of the system.
 Choose a suitable value of the spring stiffness k to
double the natural frequency of the system.

Problem III


 𝑦̈ + 6𝑦̇ + 8𝑦 = 5 𝑢̇ + 3𝑢
 𝑦̈ + 9𝑦 = 6 𝑢
 𝑦̈ + 2𝑦̇ + 𝑦 = 5 𝑢
 El-Minia University, Automatic Control in
Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Power Systems (I)
3rd year, Mech. Power & Energy Course Code: MPE 322.
Dept.

Sheet #3
Transient Response of Systems
Problem IV

𝑪(𝒔) 𝟓𝐬 + 𝟐 𝑪(𝒔) 𝟐𝐬 + 𝟏𝟐
= =
𝑹(𝒔) (𝐬 + 𝟑)(𝐬 + 𝟐) 𝑹(𝒔) (𝐬 + 𝟑)𝟐
𝑪(𝒔) 𝟐𝐬 + 𝟏𝟐 𝑪(𝒔) 𝟕𝟓
= 𝟐 =
𝑹(𝒔) (𝐬 + 𝟕𝐬 + 𝟏𝟐) 𝑹(𝒔) (𝐬 + 𝟔)(𝐬 𝟐 + 𝟒𝐬 + 𝟏𝟑)
Problem V
Consider the system shown in Figure, where =0.7 and 𝝎𝒏 = 𝟓 rad/sec. Obtain the
rise time tr , peak time tp, maximum overshoot Mp, and settling time ts when the
system is subjected to a unit-step input.

R(S) + 𝝎𝟐𝒏 C(S)

𝒔(𝒔 + 𝟐𝜻𝝎𝒏 )
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Problem VI
For the system shown in Figure, determine the values of gain K and Kh so that the
maximum overshoot in the unit-step response is 0.2 and the peak time is 1 sec. With
these values of K and Kh, obtain the rise time and settling time. Assume that J=1
kg.m2 and B=1 N.m/rad/sec.

R(S) + 𝒌 C(S)
𝒔(𝑱𝒔 + 𝑩 + 𝒌 𝒌𝒉 )

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3rd year, Mech. Power & Energy Course Code: MPE 322.
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Transient Response of Systems

Problem VII
Consider the closed-loop system defined by (The undamped natural frequency 𝝎𝒏 is
normalized to 1.). Plot unit-step response curves c(t) when 𝛇 assumes the following
values: 𝛇=0, 0.2, 0.7.
𝑪(𝒔) 𝟏
= 𝟐
𝑹(𝒔) 𝐬 + 𝟐𝛇𝝎𝒏 𝐬 + 𝛚𝟐𝒏

Problem VIII
Consider the mechanical system shown
k
in figure, where m=1 kg, b=3 N.sec/m,
and k=2 N.m. Assume that at t=0 the 𝒙(𝒕)
M
mass m is pulled downward such that
𝒙(𝟎) = 𝟎. 𝟏 m and 𝒙̇ (𝟎) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓 m/sec. b

The displacement x(t) is measured from

the equilibrium position before the mass
is pulled down. Obtain the motion of the
mass subjected to the initial condition.
(Assume no external forcing function).