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Identify the feedback structure before forming the transfer function. Check the characteristic equation and stability conditions before calculating steady-state behaviour.

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Official PYQ2017Control SystemsMCQ · 2 marks
The Nyquist plot of the transfer function G(s)=K(s2+2s+2)(s+2)G(s)=\frac{K}{(s^{2}+2s+2)(s+2)} does not encircle the point (−1+j0)(-1+j0) for K=10K=10 but does encircle the point (−1+j0)(-1+j0) for K=100K=100. Then the closed loop system (having unity gain feedback) is
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsNAT · 1 mark
For the system shown in the figure, Y(s)/X(s)Y(s)/X(s) = ___________
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsNAT · 2 marks
Consider an LTI system with magnitude response ∣H(f)∣={1−∣f∣20,∣f∣≤200,∣f∣>20\mid H(f) \mid=\begin{cases} 1-\frac{\mid f \mid}{20}, & \mid f \mid \leq 20 \\ 0,& \mid f \mid > 20 \end{cases} and phase response arg⁡{H(f)}=–2f.\arg \{ H(f) \}= – 2f. If the input to the system is …
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsNAT · 2 marks
The transfer function of a causal LTI system is H(s)=1/sH(s)=1/s. If the input to the system is x(t)=[sin⁡(t)/πt]u(t)x(t)=[\sin(t)/\pi t] u(t), where u(t)u(t) is a unit step function, the system output y(t)y(t) as t→∞t\to \infty is ____________
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsNAT · 2 marks
A unity feedback control system is characterized by the open-loop transfer function G(s)=2(s+1)s3+ks2+2s+1G(s)=\frac{2(s+1)}{s^3+ks^2+2s+1} The value of </em>k</em>k for which the system oscillates at 22 rad/s is ___________
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsMCQ · 2 marks
A second-order LTI system is described by the following state equations, ddtx1(t)−x2(t)=0ddtx2(t)+2x1(t)+3x2(t)=r(t)\begin{array}{ll} \frac{d}{dt}x_1(t)-x_2(t)=0 \\ \frac{d}{dt}x_2(t)+2x_1(t)+3x_2(t)=r(t) \end{array} where x1(t)x_1(t) and x2(t)x_2(t) are the two state variables and r(t)r(t) denotes the input. The output c(t)=x1(t)c(t)=x_1(t). The system is
Official PYQ2017Control SystemsMCQ · 2 marks
A unity feedback control system is characterized by the open-loop transfer function G(s)=10K(s+2)s3+3s2+10G(s)=\frac{10K(s+2)}{s^3+3s^2+10} The Nyquist path and the corresponding Nyquist plot of G(s)G(s) are shown in the figures below. If 0<K<10 < K < 1, then the number of poles of the closed-loop transfer function that lie in the right-half of the ss-plane is
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Consider the plot f(x)f(x) versus xx as shown below. Suppose F(x)=∫−5xf(y)dyF(x)= \int_{-5}^{x} f(y) dy. Which one of the following is a graph of F(x)F(x)?
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Match the inferences XX, YY and ZZ, about a system,to the corresponding properties of the elements of first column in Rouths' Table of the system characteristic equation. …
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
A closed-loop control system is stable if the Nyquist plot of the corresponding open-loop transfer function
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsNAT · 1 mark
The zz-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is [2jωjωjω3+2jω],\begin{bmatrix} 2j\omega &j\omega \\ j\omega & 3+2j\omega \end{bmatrix}, where the entries are in Ω\Omega. Suppose Zb(jω)=Rb+jω.Z_{b}\left ( j\omega \right )=R_{b}+j\omega . Then the value of RbR_{b} (in Ω\Omega) equals ________
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The number and direction of encirclements around the point −1+j0-1+j0 in the complex plane by the Nyquist plot of G(s)=1−s4+2sG(s)=\frac{1-s}{4+2s} is
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsNAT · 2 marks
The asymptotic Bode phase plot of G(s)=k(s+0.1)(s+10)(s+p1),G\left ( s \right )=\frac{k}{\left ( s+0.1 \right )\left ( s+10 \right )\left ( s+p_{1} \right )}, with kk and p1p_{1} both positive, is shown below. The value of p1p_{1} is _______
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Consider the signal x(t)=cos⁡(6πt)+sin⁡(8πt)x(t) = \cos(6\pi t) + \sin (8\pi t), where tt is in seconds. The Nyquist sampling rate (in samples/second) for the signal y(t)=x(2t+5)y(t) = x(2t + 5) is
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The block diagram of a feedback control system is shown in the figure. The overall closed-loop gain of GG of the system is
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
For the unity feedback control system shown in the figure, the open-loop transfer function G(s)G(s) is given as G(s)=2s(s+1)G(s) = \frac{2}{s(s+1)} The steady state error esse_{ss} due to a unit step input is
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsNAT · 1 mark
An analog baseband signal, bandlimited to 100 Hz100\ Hz, is sampled at the Nyquist rate. The samples are quantized into four message symbols that occur independently with probabilities p1=p4=0.125p_1 = p_4 = 0.125 and p2=p3p_2 = p_3. The information rate (bits/sec) of the message source is _______
Official PYQ2016Control SystemsMCQ · 2 marks
The first two rows in the Routh table for the characteristic equation of a certain closed-loop control system are given as s31(2K+3)s22K4\begin{array}{|c|cc} \hline s^3 & 1 &(2K+3) \\ s^2 & 2K & 4 \end{array} The range of KK for which the system is stable is
Official PYQ2015Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Negative feedback in a closed-loop control system  DOES NOT\textbf{ DOES NOT}