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2024
ICOE-372 Elements of Control Engineering

Practice Session-3

1. Figure P1 (a) shows a mechanical vibratory system. When 2 lb of force (step-input) is applied to
the system, the mass oscillates as shown in Figure P1 (b). Determine m, b, and k of the system
from this response curve. The displacement x(t) is measured from the equilibrium position.

Fig. P1 (a) Mechanical vibratory system, (b) step-response curve

2. A thermometer requires 1 minute to indicate 98 % of the response to the step-input. Assuming the
thermometer to be a first-order system, find its time constant.
3. Consider the system shown in Fig. P3. Determine the value of k such that the damping ratio is 0.5.
Then, obtain the values of rise time, delay time, maximum overshoot, and settling time.

Fig. P3 System for Problem 3

4. Write the force equations for the linear translational system shown in Figure P4. Then, obtain the
transfer functions Y1(s)/F(s) and Y2(s)/F(s). Set Mg = 0 for the transfer functions; g is acceleration
due to gravity. Here, K1 and K2 are the spring constants, B denotes damping constant, M is the mass,
f(t) is the input force, and y1(t) and y2(t) are output displacements.

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 Fig. P4 System for Problem 4

5. The block diagram of a feedback control system is shown in Fig. P5. The error signal is defined to
be e(t).
a. Find the steady-state error of the system in terms of K and Kt when the input is a unit-ramp
function. Give the constraints on the values of K and Kt so that the answer is valid. Let n(t)
= 0 for this part.
b. Find the steady-state value of y(t) when n(t) is a unit-step function. Let r(t) = 0 for this part.
Assume that the system is stable.

Fig. P5 System for Problem 5

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