Stability & Routh Hurwitz

Criterion

SUBJECT: Control Systems

 GATE Question (ECE-2011)

𝐝𝟐 𝐲 𝒅𝒚
 The differential equation 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐 − 𝟐𝟎 + 𝐲 = 𝐱 𝐭 describes a
𝐝𝐭 𝒅𝒕

system with an input x(t) and an output y(t). The system, which is
initially relaxed, is excited by a unit step input.

 The output y(t) can be represented by the waveform

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 GATE
(A)
Question contd…(ECE-2011)
(B)

y(t)
y(t)

t
t
(C) (D)

y(t) y(t)

t t
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 GATE Question (IN-2016)
 The value of 𝐚𝟎 which will ensure that the polynomial

 𝐬 𝟑 + 𝟑𝐬 𝟐 + 𝟐𝐬 + 𝐚𝟎 = 𝟎 has roots on the left half of the s-plane is

 (A) 11 (C) 7

 (B) 9 (D) 5

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 GATE Question (EE-2008)
 Figure shows a feedback system where K > 0.

 The range of K for which the system is stable will be given by

+ K
Σ s s + 3 (s + 10)
−

 (A) 0 < K < 30 (C) 0 < K < 390

 (B) 0 < K <39 (D) K > 390

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 GATE Question (ECE-2016)
 The first two rows in the Routh table for the characteristic equation
of a certain closed-loop control system are given as

𝐒𝟑 𝟏 𝟐𝐊
+𝟑
𝐒𝟐 𝟐𝐊 𝟒
 The range of K for which the system is stable is

 (A) −2.0 < K < 0.5 (C) 0 < K < ∞

 (B) 0 < K < 0.5 (D) 0.5 < K < ∞

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 GATE Question (IN-2010)
 The open loop transfer function of a unity gain feedback system is given
by:

𝐤 𝐬+𝟑
 𝐆 𝐬 = .
𝐬+𝟏 𝐬+𝟐

 The range of positive values of k for which the closed loop system will
remain stable is:

 (A) 1 <k <3 (C) 5 < k <∞

 (B) 0 < k < 10 (D) 0 < k <∞

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 GATE Question (ECE-2014)
 Consider a transfer function

𝐩𝐬 𝟐 +𝟑𝐩𝐬−𝟐
 𝐆𝐩 𝐬 =
𝐬 𝟐 + 𝟑+𝐩 𝐬+ 𝟐−𝐩

 with ‘p’ a positive real parameter.

 The maximum value of p until which 𝐆𝐩 remains stable is __________

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 GATE Question (EE-2014)
 For the given system, it is desired that the system be stable.

 The minimum value of α for this condition is __________

R(s) (s + α) C(s)
+ s 3 + 1 + α s 2 + α − 1 s + (1 − α)
−

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 GATE Question (ECE-2008)
 The number of open right half plane poles of

𝟏𝟎
 𝐆 𝐬 = 𝐢𝐬
𝐬 𝟓 + 𝟐𝐬 𝟒 + 𝟑𝐬 𝟑 + 𝟔𝐬 𝟐 + 𝟓𝐬+𝟑

 (A) 0 (C) 2

 (B) 1 (D) 3

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 GATE Question (ECE-2015)
 The characteristic equation of an LTI system is given by

 𝐅 𝐬 = 𝐬 𝟓 + 𝟐𝐬 𝟒 + 𝟑𝐬 𝟑 + 𝟔𝐬 𝟐 − 𝟒𝐬 − 𝟖 = 𝟎.

 The number of roots that lie strictly in the left half s-plane is
__________.

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 GATE Question (ECE-2016)
 The transfer function of a linear time invariant system is given by

 𝐇 𝐬 = 𝟐𝐬 𝟒 − 𝟓𝐬 𝟑 + 𝟓𝐬 − 𝟐

 The number of zeros in the right half of the s-plane is ________

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 GATE Question (EE-2009)
 The first two rows of Routh's tabulation of a third order equation
are as follows.

 𝐬𝟑 2 2

 𝐬𝟐 4 4.

 This means there are

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 GATE Question contd…(EE-2009)
 (A) two roots at 𝐬 = ± 𝐣 𝐚𝐧𝐝 one root in right half s-plane

 (B) two roots at 𝐬 = ± 𝐣𝟐 and one root in left half s-plane

 (C) two roots at 𝐬 = ± 𝐣𝟐 and one root in right half s-plane

 (D) two roots at 𝐬 = ± 𝐣 and one root in left half s-plane

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 GATE Question (IN-2011)
 The first two rows of Routh’s table of a third-order characteristic
equation are

 𝐬𝟑 3 3

 𝐬𝟐 4 4

 It can be inferred that the system has

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 GATE Question contd…(IN-2011)
 (A) one real pole in the right-half of s-plane

 (B) a pair of complex conjugate poles in the right-half of s-plane

 (C) a pair of real poles symmetrically placed around s = 0

 (D) a pair of complex conjugate poles on the imaginary axis of the

s-plane

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 GATE Question (EE-2014)
 A system with the open loop transfer function

𝐊
 𝐆 𝐬 =
𝐬 𝐬+𝟐 𝐬 𝟐 +𝟐𝐬+𝟐

 is connected in a negative feedback configuration with a feedback

gain of unity. For the closed loop system to be marginally stable, the
value of K is_________

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 GATE Question (ECE-2006)
 The positive values of "K" and "a" so that the system shown in the figure

below oscillates at a frequency of 2 rad/sec respectively are

R(s) K s+1 C(s)

(s 3 + as 2 + 2s + 1)

 (A) 1, 0.75 (C) 1, 1

 (B) 2, 0.75 (D) 2, 2

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 GATE Question (ECE-2012)
 The Feedback system shown below oscillates at 2 rad/s when
R(s) + K s+1 Y(s)
(s 3 + as 2 + 2s + 1)
−

 (A) K=2 and a=0.75 (C) K=4 and a=0. 5

 (B) K=3 and a=0.75 (D) K=2 and a=0.5

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 GATE Question (EE-2016)
 Given the following polynomial equation

 𝐒 𝟑 + 𝟓. 𝟓 𝐬 𝟐 + 𝟖. 𝟓 𝐬 + 𝟑 = 𝟎

 The number of roots of the polynomial, which have real parts

strictly less than -1, is _________

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 GATE Question (IN-2008)
 A closed loop control system is shown below. The range of the
controller gain 𝐊 𝐜 which will make the real parts of all the closed
loop poles more negative than -1 is
1
KC s(s + 3)
R(s) Y(s)

(A) 𝐊 𝐂 > − 𝟒 (C) 𝐊 𝐂 > 𝟐

(B) 𝐊 𝐂 > 𝟎 (D) 𝐊 𝐂 < 𝟐
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