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DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
QUESTIONS BANK

2- MARK’S
UNIT – 1
1. What is signal flow graph?
2. What is a block diagram?
3. Define system?
4. What is control system?
5. Compare open loop and closed loop systems.
6. Define closed loop systems.
7. Write the transfer function of DC servomotor
8. Define non-touching loop.
9. State servomechanism
10. Mention the applications of DC servo motor
11. Write down the expression for Mason’s gain formula.
12. Define Gyroscope.
13. Write down the principles of gyroscope.
14. Define pneumatic system.
15. Define hydraulic system.
16. Define thermal system.
17. Compare open loop and closed loop system.
18. What is meant by autopilot system?
19. Write down the transfer function of AC servomotor.
20. Define transfer function?

UNIT – 2
1. What is steady state response
2. Name the test signals used in time response analysis.
3. What is damped frequency of oscillation?

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 4. List the time domain specifications.
5. Define rise time, delay time.
6. What are static error constants.?
7. Define position ,velocity error constants.
8. Write down the expression for unit step signal
9. What is time response.
10. Write down the expression for unit step signal
11. Define transient response.
12. What is meant by natural frequency.
13. Write down the expression for ɷd .
14. Define Peak time.
15. What is meant by Critical damping?
16. Write down the expression for closed loop second order system.
17. Define settling time.
18. Define damping ratio.
19. What are the static error constants?
20. Define acceleration error constants.
21. What are generalized error constants?
22. What are the basic components of an automatic control system?
23. What is the drawback in P controller?
24. Write down the different types of controller.
25. What is PI controller?
26. What is PD controller?
27. What is PI Dcontroller?
28. What is integral control action?
29. Define order of the system.
30. Why derivative controller is not used in control system.
31. What is the disadvantages in proportional controller?

UNIT – 3
1. What is frequency response?
2. Define resonant peak .
3. What is resonant frequency.
4. Define band width.
5. Define gain margin.
6. Define phase margin.
7. Define corner frequency.
8. What are the advantages of bode plot.
9. What are the two methods of designing a control system?

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 10. What are the time domain specifications needed to design a control system?
11. What are the frequency domain specifications needed to design a control
system?
12. What is feedback compensation?
13. What is compensation?
14. What is compensator?
15. What are the different types of compensator available?
16. What are the two types of compensation schemes?
18. Why compensation is necessary in feedback control system?
19. What is lag compensation?

UNIT – 4
1. What is root locus?
2. What is an asymptote
3. What is the necessary condition for stability?
4. What is characteristic equation?
5. What is centroid
6. Define stability.
7. What do you mean by dominant pole.
8. What is an impulse response
9. What is routh stability criterion
10. What is break in and breakaway point

UNIT -5
1. List the advantages of Digital control system.
2. What are the steps involved in a typical Analog to Digital conversion?
3. Define Sampling.
4. What is aliasing? How can it be avoided in the sampling process?
5. Draw the basic structure of a digital control system
6. Define quantization.
7. What is meant by DAC?
8. Define Jurry’s stability.

16- MARK’S
UNIT – 1

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1. Write the differential equations governing the Mechanical system shown in
fig 1.1.and determine the transfer function. (16)

2. Determine the transfer function Y2(S)/F(S) of the system shown in fig. (16)

3. Write the differential equations governing the Mechanical rotational system

shown in fig. Draw the Torque-voltage and Torque-current electrical
analogous circuits.
(16)
K1
B2 K3

J1 J2 J3

T B1

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4. Write the differential equation governing the mechanical translational
systems and find the transfer function.
(16)

5. Draw and explain the development of Flight control Systems.

(8)
6. Using block diagram reduction techniques, obtain the closed loop transfer
function of block diagram given in figure. (16)

7. With a neat sketch explain the construction and working of gyroscope.

(8)
8. Write short notes on pneumatic system and derive the expression.
(8)
9. Write short notes on hydraulic system and derive the expression.
(8)
10. Find the overall gain C(S) / R(S) for the signal flow graph shown below
(16)

UNIT – 2
1. Derive the expression and draw the response for first order system for unit
step input (16)

2. Draw the response of second order system for critically damped case and
when input is unit step. (16)

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 3. Draw the response of second order system for critically un damped case and
when input is unit step. (16)
4. Draw the response of second order system for critically under damped case
and when input is unit step. (16)
5. Derive the expression for Rise time(tr) (8)
6. Derive the expression for Peak time(tp) (8)
7. Derive the expression for Peak overshoot(Mp). (8)
8. Derive the expression for Settling time(ts). (8)
9. Obtain the response of unity feedback system whose open loop transfer
function is G(s)=4/s(s+5) and when the input is unit step.(16)
10. The unity feedback system is characterized by an open loop transfer function
G(s)=K/s(s+10).Determine the gain K,so that the system will have a damping
ratio of 0.5 for this value of K.Determine the peak overshoot and time at
peak overshoot for a unit step input.

UNIT – 3
1. Plot the Bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain
and phase cross over frequencies. G(S) = 10/ S(1+0.4S) (1+0.1S) (16)
2. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency ,Phase cross
/Over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
G(S) = 0.75(1+0.2S)/ S(1+0.5S) (1+0.1S)
3. The open loop transfer function of a unity feed back system is G(S) = 1/
S(1+S) (1+2S).Sketch the Polar plot and determine the Gain margin and
Phase margin.(16)
4. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency, Phase cross
over
frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
G(S) = 10(S+3)/ S(S+2) (S2+4S+100)
5. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function .and find Gain cross
over frequency Phase cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
G(S) = 10(S+2)(S+4)/ S (S2 -3S+10) (16)
6. Construct the polar plot for the function GH(S) =2(S+1)/ S2. find Gain cross
over frequency ,Phase cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
(16)
7. Plot the Bode diagram for the following transfer function and obtain the gain
and phase cross over frequencies G(S) =KS2 / (1+0.2S) (1+0.02S).Determine
the value of K for a gain cross over frequency of 20 rad/sec. (16)

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 8. Sketch the polar plot for the following transfer function .and find Gain cross
over frequency, Phase cross over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
G(S) = 400/ S (S+2)(S+!0) (16)
9. A unity feed back system has open loop transfer function G(S) = 20/
S(S+2)(S+5).Using Nichol’s chart. Determine the closed loop frequency
response and estimate all the frequency domain specifications. (16)
10. Sketch the Bode plot and hence find Gain cross over frequency, Phase cross
over frequency, Gain margin and Phase margin.
G(S) = 10(1+0.1S)/ S(1+0.01S) (1+S). (16)
11. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)H(S) =K/S (S+2) (S+10).Determine the the range of K for which closed
loop system is stable. (16)
12. Construct Nyquist plot for a feedback control system whose open loop
transfer function is given by G(S)H(S) =5/ S(1-S).Comment on the stability
of open loop and closed loop transfer function. (16)
13. Sketch the Nyquist plot for a system with the open loop transfer function
G(S)H(S) =K(1+0.5S) (1+S) / (1+10S) (S-1).determine the range of values of
K for which the system is stable. (16)

UNIT -4
1. Using routh criterion determine the stability of the system whose
characteristic equation is S4+8S3+18S2+16S+5 =0.
2. A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function. G(S)= K / S
(S2+4S+13).Sketch the root locus.
3. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)= K / S (S+2)(S+4).Find the value of K so that the damping ratio of the
closed loop system is 0.5(16)
4. A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function
G(S)= K (S+9) / S (S2+4S+11).Sketch the root locus. (16
5. Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)= K / S (S+4) (S2+4S+20). (16)
6. A Unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer function
G(S)= K (S+1.5) / S (S+1)(S+5).Sketch the root locus
7. Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is
G(S)= K / S (S+2)(S+10).Determine the range of k for which closed loop
system is stable.
(16)

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UNIT – 5
1. Explain with necessary sketches, the basic digital Control scheme.
2. Explain in detail the principle of sampling, quantization, coding and
reconstruction of signals.
3. Explain the working of any one type of Digital to Analog Converter.
4. A system is described by; y(k )  0.6 y(k 1)  0.81 y(k  2)  0.67 y(k  3)  0.12 y(k  4)  x(k ) ,
where x(k) is the input and y(k) is the output of the system. Determine the
stability of the system.
5. With a neat sketch explain analog to digital converter.
6. Explain briefly on jury’s stability condition.