Mathankumar.

S, Assistant Professor EIE, VMKVEC

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ADAPTIVE CONTROL
QUESTION BANK
UNIT-I
PART-A
1. Define adaptive control.
2. Difference between conventional control and adaptive control.
3. Define first order delay system.
4. Define higher order delay system.
5. Write the classification of adaptive control with example.
6. Write any advantage of adaptive control system.
7. Write the variables used in adaptive control.
8. What is meant by IMC?
9. What is the difference between adaptive control and internal model control systems?
10. Write any two characteristics of first order processes modeling.
11. Define model reference control.
12. Define adaptive parameter estimation.
13. What is meant by state models?
14. Define manipulated variable.
15. Define deviation (or) Error.
16. Give an example for the simulation of the process dynamics.
17. Draw the block diagram of adaptive control system.
18. Give the equation of second order system.
19. Give the equation of first order system.
20. Give the elements of the adaptive control system.
21. Define conventional control.
22. Why need for the adaptive control?
23. Define decay for higher order system.
24. Define conventional feedback control system.
25. Define direct adaptive control.

PART-B
1. Derive the expression for the Mathematical model of a first order with pure delay system.
2. Derive the Mathematical model of a higher order system.
3. Describe discretisation techniques with example.
4. i) Compare adaptive control and conventional control systems.
ii) Define IMC and mathematical model of first order system with example.
5. Briefly explain computer solution of diffrentional equation process.
6. i) With an example adaptation of a control process.
ii) What are the principal characteristic of the higher-order system
7. Obtain the mathematical model of a second order delay system.
8. Briefly explain basic adaptive control schemes
9. Briefly explain and give the application open loop and closed loop adaptive control system.
10. Briefly explain passivity based adaptive control system

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UNIT-II
PART-A
1. What is mean by regressive estimation?
2. Define Recursive Least-Squares Algorithm.
3. Why the regressive methods are more important in adaptive schemes?
4. Write the equation for weighted least squares criteria
5. Define ARMAX model
6. What is system identification?
7. Draw the black diagram of system identification.
8. Give the application for industrial use of system identification.
9. What is meant Noise reduction?
10. What is meant by gain estimation?
11. What is meant by Rise time?
12. Define dead time?
13. Define Multivariable identification
14. Define square root algorithm
15. Draw the block diagram of Recursive Least-Squares Algorithm
16. Give the equation for Stability of Parameter Adaptation Algorithms.
17. Define Parameter Adaptation Algorithms.
18. Give an example for Parameter Adaptation Algorithm.
19. Define discrete state model.
20. Define least squares algorithm.
21. Define recursive lest squares algorithm.
22. Write the relationship between least squares algorithm recursive lest squares algorithm.
23. Define fixed memory algorithm.
24. What is meant by M VM?
25. Define integral (reset) windup.

PART-B
1. Briefly explain gradient least squares algorithm.
2. Explain briefly about the properties of the identifications algorithms identifier stability.
3. Explain briefly identification of the system with dead time and give the applications.
4. Briefly explain ARMA process.
5. i) Bring out the relative advantages and disadvantages ARMA process.
ii) Explain their characteristics recursive least squares algorithms.
6. Briegfly explains fixed memory algorithms minimum variance method.
7. Briefly explain discrete systems and discrete state model.
8. Explain briefly identifications of systems with dead time.
9. Briefly explain output error scheme lineraized equations.
10. Difference between Conventional techniques of identification identifications of
systems with dead time

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UNIT-III
PART-A
1. What is meant by Gain Scheduling?
2. What is meant by MRAC?
3. Define STC.
4. Define minimum variance controller.
5. Define predictive control.
6. Explain minimum prediction error.
7. What are the parameters required to design the predictive controller?
8. Write any two practical significance of the gain Scheduling.
9. Define time varying systems.
10. Difference between MRAC and STC.
11. Define controller turning.
12. What is reaction curve?
13. What performance criterion should be used for the selection and turning of Controller?
14. Define ultimate gain.
15. Define MIT rule.
16. Write any tow practical significance of the adaptation gain.
17. Why is it necessary to choose controller settings that satisfy both gain margin and phase
margin?
18. Define Lyapunov theory.
19. Difference between MRAS and STR.
20. Draw the block diagram of gain scheduling.
21. Give the advantages on gain scheduling.
22. Define Integral of Time weighted Absolute Error (ITAE).
23. Define One-quarter decay ratio.
24. Define model reference control.
25. Give the satisfactory control for gas pressure process.

PART-B
1. Explain the process MIT Rule based MRAS for first order system
2. Describe the Lyapunov theory based MRAS for first order system.
3. Design of gain scheduling controllers.
4. Briefly explain direct MRAC and indirect MRAC.
5. Discuss about the adaptive control algorithms for closed loop pole assignment.
6. Briefly explain adaptive predictive controllers.
7. Briefly explain adaptation of the feed forward gain.
8. Draw the block diagram and briefly explain for the parameter variations of gain scheduling.
9. Draw the block diagram and briefly explain controller based on nonlinear transformation.
10. Explain briefly adaptive control of time varying systems.


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UNIT-IV
PART-A
1. Draw the block diagram of observer.
2. Define state estimation.
3. Define parameter estimation.
4. Why need for observers?
5. What is meant by Controllability?
6. What is meant by Observability?
7. Draw the block diagram of Kalman Filter: Optimal Observer.
8. Give the example for kalman filter.
9. Give the equation on Variance and Covariance.
10. What are the advantages of kalman filter system?
11. Define frequency modulation.
12. Define extend recursive least squares.
13. Define least square estimation.
14. Explain the kalman filter theory.
15. What is meant by gain estimation?
16. What is meant by rise time estimation?
17. What is meant by dead time estimation? .
18. What is MRAC?
19. What is LSE?
20. What is RLSE?
21. What is split-range control?
22. Differentiate split-range control and selective control.
23. Why are fuel and air sent at a specified ratio into a combustion chamber?
24. What are the advantages of feed forward controller?
25. What are the disadvantages of feed forward controller?

PART-B
1. Briefly explain Observer design by pole-placement.
2. Briefly explain Recursive estimation methods with example.
3. Discuss the Recursive Prediction-Error Methods.
4. Briefly explain Robust Parameter Estimation.
5. What is meant by Adaptive Pole Placement? How many different types of Adaptive Pole
Placement are available? Discuss their characteristics.
6. Explain feed forward control with an example from distillation column and list the Benefits we
can expect when compared with feedback controller.
7. Briefly explain luenberger asymptotic observers.
8. Briefly explain adaptive observers extended recursive least squares.
9. Describe FM and Kalman filter with example.
10. What is an adaptive observer? Explain adaptive observers with example.


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UNIT-V
PART-A
1. Define neural network
2. State the need for training the neural network.
3. What are classical sets?
4. What are Fuzzy sets?
5. List the Fuzzy set operations.
6. List the properties of fuzzy sets.
7. Define fuzzification.
8. What are fuzzy relations?
9. List the operations on fuzzy relations.
10. Define Defuzzification.
11. Differentiate fuzzification and defuzzification.
12. What is a normal fuzzy set?
13. Define prototype of the set.
14. List the types of plant identification.
15. State the property of inverted pendulum neurocontroller.
16. What are the applications of neural networks?
17. List out the differences between artificial neural network and biological network.
18. Define artificial neural network (ANN)
19. Define Activation Function.
20. Define threshold.
21. What are the different types of training?
22. Define feedback networks.
23. Give some examples of feedback networks.
24. What is energy function or Lyapunov function?
25. What is artificial neural network?

PART-B
1. Briefly explain Adaptive predictive control systems.
2. Briefly explain Classical Sets and Fuzzy Sets.
3. List the operations on fuzzy relations and explain.
4. Briefly explain neural network and ANN.
5. Briefly explain basic elements of a fuzzy logic control system and explain.
6. Briefly explain fuzzy logic inverse modeling.
7. Briefly explain the steps in designing a fuzzy control system.
8. Briefly explain how ANN resembles brain.
9. Define neural network and explain the neural networks methods.
10. List the Fuzzy set operations and briefly explain.