In root locus analysis the breakaway and break in points
A. lie on the real axis
B. Either lie on the real axis or occur in complex conjugate pairs
C. Always occur in complex conjugate pairs
D. None of the above
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Lag compensation permits a high gain at low frequencies.
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The complicated shapes in the polar plots are only due to time constants in the numerator of transfer functions.
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Which of the following features is not associated with Nichols chart?
A. (0 dB, -180°) point on Nichols chart represent critical Point (-1, 0)
B. It is symmetric about -180°
C. M loci are centred about (0 dB, -180°) point
D. The frequency at intersection of G (jω ) locus and M = +3 dB locus gives bandwidth of closed loop system
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A lag compensator
A. Speeds up the transient response of the system
B. Improves steady state behavior of the system
C. Improves steady state behavior and speeds up the transient response of the system
D. Improves steady state behavior and preserves the transient response of the system
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A lead compensator
A. Speeds up the transient response
B. Increases the stability margin
C. Increases the stability margin and speeds up the transient-response.
D. None of the above
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The relative stability of a system is given by
A. Gain margin alone
B. Phase margin alone
C. Both phase and gain margins
D. Either (a) or (b)
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Transport lag usually exists in
A. Thermal systems
B. Hydraulic systems and thermal systems
C. Pneumatic systems
D. Thermal, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
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Robotic manipulator arms mostly use
A. Hydraulic actuator
B. Pneumatic actuator
C. Electric motor actuator
D. None of the above
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Nichol’s chart is symmetric about -180° axis.
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For a stable system having two or more gain crossover frequencies the phase margin is measured at the highest crossover frequency.
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In the field controlled motor the entire damping comes from
A. Armature resistance
B. Back emf
C. Motor friction and load
D. Field resistance
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In Bode plots the frequency at which two asymptotes meet is called corner frequency.
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Integral control action
A. Removes offset
B. May lead to oscillatory response
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
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Gain margin and phase margin can be determined from Bode plots as well as Nyquist plot.
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For type 1 system the velocity lag error is
A. Inversely proportional to bandwidth of system
B. Directly proportional to gain constant
C. Inversely proportional to gain constant
D. Independent of gain constant
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The effect of adding poles and zeros can be determined quickly by
A. Nichols chart
B. Nyquist plot
C. Bode plot
D. Root locus
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Which of the following can be used as a rotating amplifier in a control system?
1. Amplidyne
2. Separately excited dc generator
3. Synchro
4. Self excited dc generator
A. 3 and 4
B. 1 and 2
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. All
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In control systems the output of sensor usually, is
A. Analog electrical signal
B. Digital electrical signal
C. Mechanical signal
D. Analog or digital electrical signal
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M circles are symmetrical with respect to
A. Real and imaginary axis
B. M = 1 straight line and real axis
C. M = 1 straight line and imaginary axis
D. M = 1 straight line
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