ECEn423B Feedback and Control Systems Laboratory

Activity 10: Transient Response of Open Loop Systems

Duration : 1 hour
1. Prelab Assignment
Calculate the required transient response parameters of the following systems.
a.

0.5
+ 0.5

Rise Time (Tr) =______.

Time Constant (Tc) =_______.
Settling Time (Ts) =_________.
b.

5
+ +3

Rise Time (Tr) =______.

Settling Time (Ts) =_________.
% Overshoot =________
Peak Time=____________.
2. Lab
1. Use Matlab to plot the step responses and determine the required parameters of the systems given in the
Prelab assignment. Write an m-file and submit using the required format.
2. Use Simulink to plot step response of G1(s) and G2(s). Submit the Simulink .mdl or .slx file.
3. Post Lab
3.1 Compare the manually calculated results and those generated in Matlab.
3.2 Compare the step response in Matlab and Simulink.
3. 3 Use the step response plot of G1(s) to determine its transfer function.
Useful commands
tf, stepinfo, step,