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This document contains a series of assignment questions related to control engineering for a course at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology. The questions cover a range of control systems topics, including: [1] modeling a student-teacher feedback learning process; [2] sketching a block diagram for an air traffic control collision avoidance system using GPS; [3] modeling an automatic windshield wiper control system. The questions require analyzing open and closed loop control systems, deriving transfer functions for various mechanical and electrical systems, and using signal flow graphs.

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Assignment 1

This document contains a series of assignment questions related to control engineering for a course at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology. The questions cover a range of control systems topics, including: [1] modeling a student-teacher feedback learning process; [2] sketching a block diagram for an air traffic control collision avoidance system using GPS; [3] modeling an automatic windshield wiper control system. The questions require analyzing open and closed loop control systems, deriving transfer functions for various mechanical and electrical systems, and using signal flow graphs.

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Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Introduction to Control Engineering

Regular Division,2016/2017 A/year


Course No:ECEG-3175
Assignment:Date of Submission:May 8,2017

1. A student-teacher learning process is inherently a feedback process intended to reduce the system error
to a minimum with the aid of closed-loop feedback control system, construct a feedback model of the
learning process and identify each block of the system.[5pts]
2. The role of air traffic control system is increasing as air-plane traffic increases at busy airports. Engineers
are developing air traffic control systems and collision avoidance system using the Global Positioning
System (GPS) navigation satellite. GPS allows each air craft to know its position in the air-space landing
corridor very precisely. Sketch a block diagram depicting how an air traffic controller might utilize GPS
for air craft collision avoidance.[10pts]
3. An innovation for an intermittent automobile windshield wiper is the concept that adjusts its wiping
cycle according to the intensity of the rain .Sketch a block diagram of the wiper control system.[5pts]
4. A common example of a two-input control system is a home shower with separate valves for hot and
cold water. The objective is to obtain (a) desire temperature of the shower water and (b) a desire flow
of water. Sketch a block diagram of the closed loop control system.[10pts]
5. Explain the difference between open loop and closed loop control systems,discuss with the advan-
tages,limitation and applications of these type of control system.[5pts]
6. A field controlled DC motor is shown below, find the transfer function of the motor taking the field
voltage as input and the position of the rotor shaft as output E(s)/ θ(s)[10pts]

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7. Find the transfer function T(s)=Vo(s)/Vi(s) for the following networks
a)[5pts]

[5pts]

8. Determine the transfer function relating mass2 position X2(s) to input force F(s) of the mass-spring damper
mechanical system.[15pts]

9. Consider an electromechanical system shown below.Determine the transfer function X(s)/E(s)(as e(t)input
and x(t) output).[20pts]
Hint:for a simplified analysis assume that the coil has a back emf eb=kbw(t) and the coil current i produces

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a force Fc=Kfi on the mass

10. For the signal flow graph model given below,use Mason’s gain formula to find the transfer function Y(s)/X(s).[10pts]

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