Control Systems - Online Test

Q1. A control system with PD controller is shown in the figure. If the velocity error constant KV =  000 and the damping ratio ζ = 0.5, then the value of KP and KD are

Answer : Option B
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Q2. The transfer function of a plant is  The second-order approximation of T s using dominant pole concept is
Answer : Option D
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Q3. The open-loop transfer function of a plant is given as  If the plant is operated in a unity feedback configuration, then the lead compensator that an stabilize this control system is
Answer : Option A
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Q4. A unity feedback control system has an open-loop transfer function . The gain K for which s = +j will lie on the root locus of this system is
Answer : Option D
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Q5. The state space representation of a separately excited DC servo motor dynamics is given as

where ω is the speed of the motor, ia is the armature current and u is the armature voltage. The transfer function ω(s)/U(s) of the motor is
Answer : Option D
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Q6. The pole-zero given below correspond to a

Answer : Option C
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Q7. A certain system has transfer function  where α is a parameter. Consider the standard negative unity feedback configuration as shown below

Which of the following statements is true?
Answer : Option C
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Q8. The number of open right half plane of  is
Answer : Option C
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Q9.
The magnitude of frequency responses of an underdamped second order system is 5 at 0 rad/sec and peaks to 10/at 5rad/sec. The transfer function of the system is
Answer : Option C
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Q10. The magnitude plot of a rational transfer function G(s) with real coefficients is shown below. Which of the following compensators has such a magnitude plot ?

Answer : Option C
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This compensator is roughly equivalent to combining lead and lad compensators in the same design and it is referred also as PID compensator.