UNIVERSITY OF BUEA (UB)

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND SEMESTER OF 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
Course Code EEF460 Course Title FEEDBACK SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Electrical and Electronic
Course Status C Credit Value 4 Department Engineering

Wednesday 11:00-17:00
Day Time Venue EE-Lab
Thursday 13:00-17:00
Dr. Engr. Wirnkar B. /Dr. Engr. Musong Louis K.
Course Instructor(s) Wirnkar.basil@ubuea.cm / musong.louis@ubuea.cm

Course Objectives
At the end of this practical course, students will be able to:
➢ Model systems mathematically, obtain transfer functions, and simulate them using
MATLAB/Simulink.
➢ Measure the response of systems to typical signals, including step, impulse, and ramp
inputs
➢ Evaluate time and frequency responses for different systems
➢ Design and test controllers for different applications
Requirements

➢ A computer with MATLAB (any version from 2016) Installed

Prerequisite

➢ Students must have taken the course EEF467: Feedback Systems

Course Outline

Chapter Outline of the Chapter

Experiment 1:
System Modeling and Simulation
Experiment 2:
Time Response of Dynamic Systems
Experiment 3:
Stability And Steady-State Error
Analysis and Design of Systems
Experiment 4:
Root Locus Analysis of Systems
➢ Introduction to Matlab and Simulink for transfer systems
modeling and simulations
➢ Modeling and simulation of a series RLC electrical network
➢ Modeling and simulation of mechanical systems
➢ Poles and Zeros
➢ Time Response of Dynamic Systems
➢ System stability analysis through pole location
➢ Analysis of steady-state error
➢ Plotting of Root-Locus diagrams and stability analysis for
first and second order systems
Experiment 5:
Design of Cascade Compensators
Using Root Locus Techniques
Experiment 6:
Feedback and Application to Liquid
Level control
Experiment 7:
Feedback and Application to the
control of an elevator Cabin
➢ Tuning of Controllers (Proportional, PI, PD and PID
controllers)
➢ Manual Liquid level Control in a typical system
➢ Automatic liquid level control using PID controller
➢ Use a Programmable logic controller for elevator control with
typical implementation of feedback loops.

Outcomes
At the end of this course, student should be able to:
➢ Model and test different feedback systems using their transfer functions
➢ Design controllers for different applications
➢ Develop the capacity to use feedback control instrumentation as well as capacity to
implement feedback control systems
Rules to Follow
i) No student without a lab jacket will be given access to the laboratory. Students are
expected to wear closed shoes.
ii) All students MUST have at least a 60 leaves exercise book in which pre-lab exercises
will be done. This book will be marked and the marks will be considered during the
compilation of the final CA and EXAMINATION marks.
iii) Attendance is compulsory and the only justification for being absent is a medical report
signed by the University of Buea Health Unit. Any student who is absent without
justification will not be given the attendance and experimental marks for that session.
iv) Late coming is not allowed. Any student who comes late to the laboratory will not be
given the attendance mark for that session.
v) Laboratory work should be done on individual basis
vi) The use of mobile phones is prohibited during laboratory sessions.
vii) After each experiment, students are expected to submit a report before the next
experiment.
viii) ANY CASE OF COPY WORK IN YOUR REPORTS WILL LEAD TO A ZERO
SCORE.
 Experiment 1: System Modeling and Simulation

1.1 Introduction to MATLAB and Simulink for transfer systems modeling and simulations

Objectives:

➢ To understand the MATLAB functions used to define transfer functions and system
response.
➢ To understand the SIMULINK environment and blocks used to model transfer functions
➢ To visualize time response for first and second order systems

Some commonly used functions for defining transfer functions in MATLAB are:

➢ tf: Creates transfer function (TF) objects representing continuous-time or discrete-time

TFs in polynomial form.
➢ zpk: Creates zpk objects representing continuous-time or discrete-time TFs in zero-pole-
gain (factorised) form.
➢ filt: Creates TFs objects representing discrete-time TFs using digital signal processing
(DSP) convention.
In addition to that, there are other functions which are used for the study of TFs. Among them are:
➢ step, impulse, bode, nyquist, rlocus,

𝑠
Example 1: Consider the transfer function 𝐺(𝑠) = 𝑠2 +2𝑠+1. Using the tf command, enter this

function in MATLAB.
num = [1 0];
den = [1 2 1];
G = tf(num, den)
1
Example 2: Plot the step response for the first order system 𝐺 (𝑠) =
1+0.5𝑆
num=1;
den=[0.5 1];
G=tf(num,den);
step(G)
grid
Using Simulink, model and plot the step response for the open-loop TF G(s).
2𝑠+1
Example 3: Consider the transfer function 𝐺 (𝑠) = . Use MATLAB to represent this
𝑠2 +4𝑠+3
function.
Example 4: Using the zpk function, represent the following TF in MATLAB.
5(𝑠+2)(𝑠+3)
𝐺 (𝑠) =
(𝑠+1)(𝑠+4)(𝑠+6)

Z=[-2 -3];
P=[-1 -4 -6];
K=[5];
G=zpk(Z,P,K);

The link below is the directs you to the MathWorks forum where you can learn more about
transfer functions and Simulink model development.
https://www.mathworks.com/help/

Exercise 1: Modeling and simulation of a series RLC electrical network

Consider the RLC network shown in Figure 1 below:

Figure 1: RLC network for Question 4

a) Find the differential equation relating V1(t) and V2(t).
b) Draw a block diagram to represent this equation
c) Deduce the open-loop transfer function for the system.
d) Determine the closed-loop transfer function for the system.
e) Find the value of the critical damping coefficient (RC)c in terms of L and C.
Simulations: Considering R=5Ω, L=0.5H, and C=1000µF
f) Model the differential equation of the system using Simulink blocks
g) Using MATLAB codes, plot the step response for the system
 h) Using SIMULINK, plot the step response for the system
i) Deduce the settling time for the system.

Exercise 2: Modeling and simulation of mechanical systems

A damper-spring system is shown in Figure 2. From the equilibrium position, the output
displacement x of the mass m is measured for an input force f(t). By applying Newton’s 2nd law of
motion for a system in translation, derive the system’s transfer function.

Figure 2: Damper-Spring System

Simulations: f= 0 to 8 N, M = 2 kg, K= 16 N/m, and b =4 N.s/m
a) Using MATLAB codes, plot the step response for the system
b) Using SIMULINK, plot the step response for the system with a simulation time of 10s
c) Model the differential equation of the system using Simulink blocks
d) Deduce the settling time for the system