FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

BENG - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (4+0)

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND

ASSIGNMENT
DECEMBER 2017 EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: CONTROL AND SYSTEM ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CODE: EME4433
DATE HAND OUT: 1 NOV 2017 (12pm)
DATE HAND IN: 17 NOV 2017 (4pm)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer ALL questions.

2. Cases of plagiarism will be penalized.

3. A mark of 50% shall be obtained in order to pass.

4. Late submission shall be awarded zero (0) unless extenuating circumstances are

upheld.

5. The assignment shall be submitted in both, hardcopy and softcopy where the

softcopy of the written assignment and source code (where appropriate) should be

in a CD attached to the hardcopy.

6. This paper consists of FOUR (4) pages including this page.

Assessment / CLO Mapping
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Assessment \ CLO
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1. Assignment / /

2. Test / /
3. Final Exam / / / /

CLO1 Implementing the modelling of control systems in time and frequency domain.
CLO2 Analyzing transient response, error and stability of control systems in time domain.
CLO3 Evaluating properties of control systems using frequency analysis methods.
CLO4 Designing compensators and controllers for control systems.

Question CLO
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2 4
3 3
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Question 1 (Total: 20 marks)
Given a control system in Figure Q1, determine the:

R(s) Y(s)
𝑘
𝑠(𝑠 2 + 11𝑠 + 35)

𝐻=1

Figure Q1
i. Open loop poles and zeroes [3 marks]
ii. Angles of asymptotes [3 marks]
iii. Intersection of asymptotes with the real axis [2 marks]
iv. Breakaway and break in points [6 marks]
v. Points where root locus crosses imaginary axis [3 marks]
vi. Sketch the asymptotes and root locus [3 marks]
[20 marks]

Question 2 (Total: 30 marks)

Design, draw and explain your own control system for the following:

a) An automobile car speed control system

[15 marks]

b) House heating system

[15 marks]

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Question 3 (Total: 30 marks)
Given the function shown in Figure Q3, Sketch the root locus and compute the value of k
that yields a dominant second order behavior with a damping ratio of 0.6. Verify your k
value by determining its stability range. Justify your answer.

𝐾 1 1
𝑠 𝑠+3 𝑠+1

𝐻1

Figure Q3

[30 marks]

Question 4 (Total: 20 marks)

Determine the steady state error for the input of 6𝑢(𝑡) for the system shown in Figure Q4
where 𝑢(𝑡) is the step function. Justify your answer.

R(s) E(s)
Y(s)
5(𝑠 + 2)
(𝑠 + 1)(𝑠 + 3)

Figure Q4
[20 marks]
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