K.L.N.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, POTTAPALAYM

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING

SUBJECT: CONTROL SYSTEMS BATCH:2006-2010

ASSIGNMENT NO : 3 DOA: 24.9.08 DOS: 1.10.08

I. For the loop transfer function given below test the closed loop system stability
using Nyquist stability criterion
5  S+2  1+4S
i] G s  H s  = ii] G s  H s  = 2
S  S-1 S 1+S1  2S 
1 K  S+1
iii] G s  H s  = iv] G s  H s  =
S  100
2
S2  2S+1
10 1
v] G s  H s  = vi] G s  H s  =
S  S+5
2
S  S+1

vii] G s  H s  =
 2S+1 viii] G s  H s  =
1
S2  S+1 S  S-1
K  S+3 10S  S+2  S+3
ix] G s  H s  = x] G s  H s  =
S  S-1 S+5

II. By means of the Routh criterion, determine the stability of the systems represented by the
following characteristic equation.

a. S4 +2S3 +8S2 +4S+3=0 b. S4 +2S3 +S2 +4S+2=0

c. S5 +S4 +S2 +3S3 +9S2 +16S+10=0 d. S6 +3S5 +5S2 +9S3 +8S2 +6S+4=0

Find the range of values of K for the system with

K 1+0.5S S+1 Ke-s
e. G s  H s  = f. G s  H s  =
1+10SS-1 S S2  5S  9 
 Hint : e-s 1-S
K  S+13
g. G s  H s  =
S  S+3 S+7 
h. Determine the values of ‘K’ & ‘a’, so that a certain unit feedback system with
K  S+1
G s  = 3 oscillates at a frequency of 2 rad / sec.
S +aS2 +2S+1

K 1+0.2s 1  0.5s 

i. G s  H s  = find the range of values of K.
S3 1+S1+2s 

K
j. G  s  H  s  = find the range of values of K.
S S+2  S2 +2s+10 
III. Sketch the root locus for the system described by the loop transfer functions
given below.

K K
1. G  s  H  s  = 2. G  s  H  s  =
S+3S+5  S 2  2S  2  S  S +S+1  S+4 
2

K  S+1
3. G  s  H  s  =
S+2 S+3S+4 
K  S+4 
5. G  s  H  s  =
S  S +6S+13
2
K K
7. G  s  H  s  =
S S+2 S+4 S+5 
K  S+6 
9. G  s  H  s  =
S  S+4 
K  S+10 
4. G  s  H  s  =
S S2 +16S+68
K
6. G  s  H  s  =
S S+2  S2 +2s+10 
8. G  s  H  s  =
S S+4  S2 +2s+2 
K  S+1
10. G  s  H  s  =
S  S-1