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23-Mechatronics-A1 Systems Dynamics and Controls: Undated paper

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  1. Question 1 Stability of Two Characteristic Equations (Routh-Hurwitz)
  2. Question 2 Impulse Response of Two Transfer Functions
  3. Question 3 Steady-State Response of a Liquid-Level System
  4. Question 4 Absolute Stability of a Hydraulic System (Routh's Criterion)
  5. Question 5 Bode Diagrams of Two Open-Loop Transfer Functions
  6. Question 6 Root Locus of Two Open-Loop Transfer Functions

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Paper format. 16-Mex-A1, System Analysis and Control, a three-hour closed-book National Examination for which candidates may use an approved Casio or Sharp calculator. The cover page states that any four (4) of the printed questions constitute a complete paper, all of equal value; all six printed questions are worked here.

Reference texts. N.S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering, 8th ed. (Ch. 4 second-order time response; Ch. 6 stability & the Routh-Hurwitz criterion; Ch. 8 root locus; Ch. 10 frequency-response methods); K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 5th ed. (Ch. 3 Laplace transform; Ch. 5 stability analysis; Ch. 6 root-locus method; Ch. 7 frequency-response analysis).