Control Systems: GATE Objective & Numerical Type Solutions
Control Systems: GATE Objective & Numerical Type Solutions
Control Systems: GATE Objective & Numerical Type Solutions
SYSTEMS
Chapter 4 : Routh-Hurwitz Stability
K
Sol. The given figure is shown below.
s -5
+
– s+4
K
Characteristic equation can be written as,
1 G(s) H (s) 0
K ( s 5)
1 0
s4
( K 1) s 5K 4 0
Routh Tabulation :
s1 ( K 1) 0
s0 4 5K
For marginal stability,
K 1 0
4 5K 0
Hence, range of K is 1 K 4 / 5 .
Question 13 [Practice Book] [GATE EE 1997 IIT-Madras : 2 Marks]
The system shown in figure is
1 1 1
R( s) 4 3 C (s)
s +1 s-4 s+3
4 8
(A) Stable (B) Unstable (C) Marginal Stable (D) Critically stable
Ans. (A)
Sol. The signal flow graph for given block diagram is shown below.
-1
1 1 1
s +1 4 s-4 3 s+3 1
R( s) C (s)
-8
-4
1