Experiment 4: Study On Dynamics of First Order and Second Order Systems Objectives
Experiment 4: Study On Dynamics of First Order and Second Order Systems Objectives
OBJECTIVES
1. To demonstrate the properties of a first and second order systems for different input
values.
2. To illustrate the dynamic response of a first and second order systems to different
input signals.
EXPERIMENT PROCEDURES
QUESTIONS
Table 2
Kp
τP
EXERCISE
1. What effect does increasing the gain have on the system output?
2. What is meant physically by a system with a large gain?
3. What effect does decreasing the time constant have on the system output?
4. What is meant physically by a system with a small time constant?
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5. Is it possible for a system to have a negative gain? What is the expected behavior?
6. Is it possible for a system to have a negative time constant? What is the expected
behavior?
7. What is the expected response from a first order system driven by a sinusoidal input?
Table 3
No. Kp A B Type Overshoot Decay Rise Settling Period
Ratio Time Time
1 10 40 14
2 10 18 2
3 10 42.25 13
4 20 42.25 13
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Choice Choice Choice
QUESTION
1. What is the overshoot in the response?
2. What is the period of the oscillatory response?
3. Calculate the final output value minus the initial output value.
4. Fill in the following table with the parameter values you calculated and derive the
second order transfer function for this unknown system.
Kp τP ξ
EXERCISE
Consider the following values for the damping coefficient for a second order dynamic system.
1. What types of poles does this system have? What types of response would be expected
for a system with a damping coefficient in Region I, II and III?
2. Sketch the corresponding response of the output variable to a step input in Region I, II
and III.
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3. How does a decrease in the damping coefficient affect the speed of response?
4. Which of the three responses would be expected to have a shorter response time and
sluggish?
5. What is the trade-offs from a control perspective of the different responses?