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  • A. final control element
  • B. amplifier
  • C. comparator
  • D. sensor
  • E. none of the above

Explanation: The controller processes the error signal and sends its corrective command to the final control element, such as a valve, motor, or…

Correct answer: final control element
  • A. Underdamping
  • B. Overdamping
  • C. Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gain
  • D. Low-level oscillations

Explanation: Backlash introduces a dead zone and can produce small sustained oscillations or limit cycles even when the linear control system is…

Correct answer: Low-level oscillations
  • A. sensor
  • B. clipper
  • C. comparator
  • D. amplifier

Explanation: A controller fundamentally compares the desired value with the feedback value to form an error signal, then uses that error to regulate…

Correct answer: comparator
  • A. All the co-efficients can have zero value
  • B. All the co-efficients are always non-zero
  • C. Only one of the static error co-efficients has a finite non-zero value
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: For a conventional system classified by type, the position, velocity, and acceleration error constants do not all have finite non-zero…

Correct answer: Only one of the static error co-efficients has a finite non-zero value
  • A. The system is relatively stable
  • B. The system is highly stable
  • C. The system is highly oscillatory
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: A gain margin near unity, or a phase margin near zero, places the system close to the stability limit.

Correct answer: The system is highly oscillatory
  • A. The time constant of the system
  • B. Damping of the system
  • C. The gain of the system
  • D. The time constant and suppress the oscillations
  • E. None of the above

Explanation: Acceleration or second-derivative feedback changes the effective time constant and can improve damping, thereby suppressing oscillations.

Correct answer: The time constant and suppress the oscillations
  • A. oscillations
  • B. step input
  • C. negative sign
  • D. positive sign

Explanation: Regenerative feedback feeds the returned signal in phase with the input, so it is positive feedback.

Correct answer: positive sign
  • A. saturation in amplifying stages
  • B. loss of gain
  • C. vibrations
  • D. oscillations

Explanation: Excessive noise can drive amplifier stages beyond their permissible signal range, causing saturation.

Correct answer: saturation in amplifying stages
  • A. The order of the system
  • B. The time constant
  • C. The output for any given input
  • D. The steady state gain

Explanation: Once the transfer function is known, the output is obtained from Y(s) = G(s)X(s) for any specified input, subject to zero initial…

Correct answer: The output for any given input
  • A. Band width
  • B. Overall gain
  • C. Distortion
  • D. Instability

Explanation: Negative feedback reduces overall gain, distortion, and sensitivity to parameter changes, while improving stability and increasing…

Correct answer: Band width
  • A. Ward Leonard control
  • B. Field controlled D.C. motor
  • C. Stroboscope
  • D. Metadyne

Explanation: A field-controlled DC motor can operate as an open-loop system when its speed is controlled by changing field current without measuring…

Correct answer: Field controlled D.C. motor
  • A. remains unaffected
  • B. decreases by the same amount as the gain increase
  • C. increases by the sane saaaajajt as the gain decrease
  • D. decreases by the same amount as the gain decrease

Explanation: For a feedback amplifier, negative feedback lowers gain while extending bandwidth approximately by the same factor.

Correct answer: increases by the sane saaaajajt as the gain decrease
  • A. Brain
  • B. Hands
  • C. Legs
  • D. Eyes

Explanation: The eyes sense the path and detect positional error, the brain processes it, and the legs provide the corrective action.

Correct answer: Eyes
  • A. Auto-pilot for an aircraft
  • B. Direct current generator
  • C. Car starter
  • D. Electric switch

Explanation: An aircraft autopilot measures the aircraft response and feeds corrective information back to the controller, making it a closed-loop…

Correct answer: Auto-pilot for an aircraft
  • A. Servomechanism
  • B. Feedback
  • C. Output pattern
  • D. Input pattern

Explanation: Feedback returns a portion of the output to the input for comparison and correction, which is the defining feature of a closed-loop…

Correct answer: Feedback
  • A. open
  • B. closed
  • C. partially closed
  • D. any of the above

Explanation: A conventional automatic toaster operates for a preset time and then switches off, without measuring the browning of the toast.

Correct answer: open
  • A. Less expensive
  • B. Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
  • C. Construction is simple and maintenance easy
  • D. Errors are caused by disturbances

Explanation: Open-loop systems cannot automatically correct changes in plant characteristics or operating conditions, so periodic recalibration may be…

Correct answer: Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
  • A. Digestive system
  • B. Perspiration system
  • C. Ear
  • D. Leg movement

Explanation: Perspiration helps regulate body temperature by allowing evaporative cooling when the body becomes too warm.

Correct answer: Perspiration system
  • A. computer control system
  • B. digital data system
  • C. stochastic control system
  • D. adaptive control system

Explanation: A stochastic control system is designed or analyzed when the system or its inputs include random, probabilistic actions.

Correct answer: stochastic control system
  • A. Clutch
  • B. Eyes
  • C. Needle of the speedometer
  • D. Steering wheel
  • E. None of the above

Explanation: The speedometer needle shows the car’s actual speed, providing the driver with feedback to compare with the desired 50 km/h.

Correct answer: Needle of the speedometer