SEC4-03: Control System Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT classified under control hardware models?

  • DC and AC servomotors
  • Potentiometers
  • Electro-hydraulic valves
  • Microcontrollers (correct)

The Routh stability criterion is a method used to analyze stability in time-domain systems.

False (B)

What is the primary function of feedback control systems?

To improve stability and accuracy by adjusting outputs based on feedback.

The ______ method is used for designing control systems based on the location of poles and zeros in the s-plane.

<p>Root locus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following control components with their descriptions:

<p>Potentiometers = A device to measure variable resistance Tacho-generators = Converts rotational speed to electrical voltage Pneumatic actuators = Devices that convert compressed air energy into motion Electro-pneumatic valves = Control airflow in pneumatic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of control systems, which of the following factors contributes to steady-state accuracy?

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Stability in frequency domain is assessed using Bode plots.

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Name one advantage of using a closed-loop control system.

<p>Reduced sensitivity to disturbances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______ criterion is a method for evaluating the stability of a system based on its open-loop transfer function.

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Which component is primarily responsible for compensating for time-delays in control systems?

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Control System

A system that automatically adjusts its output to maintain a desired value or response.

Transfer Function

A mathematical representation of a system's input-output relationship.

Closed-Loop System

A control system that uses feedback to compare the desired output with the actual output and adjust the control signal.

Stability

A system's ability to return to a steady state after a disturbance.

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Root Locus

A graphical method for analyzing the stability and transient response of a system.

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Bode Plot

A graph that shows the frequency response of a system.

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State Variable

Variables that completely describe the system's behavior at any given time.

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Lead Compensation

A method to improve system performance, like speed and precision.

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Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)

A common feedback control system that uses adjustments in input to account for errors.

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Nyquist Plot

A plot in the complex plane showing a system's frequency response.

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Study Notes

SEC4-03: Control System

  • Course Credit: 3
  • Course Type: 3L+OT+OP
  • Total Course Hours: 42
  • Course Max Marks: 150 (IA:30, ETE:120)
  • Exam Duration: 3 hours

Course Content

  • Module 1 (1 Hour): Introduction to the course - objectives, scope, and course outcome.
  • Module 2 (8 Hours): Control systems - hardware and software, transfer functions, system response, block diagrams, signal flow graphs. Includes control hardware models like potentiometers, synchros, LVDT, DC/AC servomotors, tachogenerators, hydraulic/pneumatic valves/actuators, closed-loop systems.
  • Module 3 (7 Hours): Feedback control systems, including stability, steady-state accuracy, transient response, disturbance rejection, insensitivity, and robustness, proportional, integral, derivative (PID) control, and multi-loop configurations relative stability, Routh stability criterion.
  • Module 4 (6 Hours): Time response of second-order systems, steady-state errors, error constants, performance specifications, and root locus methods for design.
  • Module 5 (8 Hours): Frequency response analysis - polar plots, Bode plots, stability in the frequency domain (Nyquist plots, Nyquist stability criterion), frequency domain design methods, compensation, lead/lag compensation, op-amp based and digital implementation of compensators, state variable formulation.
  • Module 6 (6 Hours): State variable analysis - concepts of state, state variables, state model, state models for linear continuous-time systems, diagonalization of transfer functions, solution of state equations, concepts of controllability and observability.
  • Module 7 (6 Hours): Introduction to optimal control, nonlinear control, optimal control problem, regulator problem, output regulator, tracking problem, and nonlinear system analysis.

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Test your knowledge of control systems with this quiz based on the SEC4-03 course. Explore topics such as feedback control systems, stability, PID control, and system responses. This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of both theoretical concepts and practical applications within the course.

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