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MODEL QUESTION PAPER

SIXTH SEMESTER

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BRANCH

ME010 605 MECHATRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

PART A

1. Define transducer with an example.

2. What are the commonly used protocols in communication?
3. What is steady state error of control system? Explain.
4. What are merit and demerit of open-loop and closed-loop control system?
5. State Nyquist stability criterion.
(5*3= 15 marks)

PART B

6. A resistance wire strain gauge uses a soft iron wire of small diameter. The gauge factor is
+4.2 . Neglecting the piezoresistive effects, calculate the Poisson’s ratio.
7. Draw the ladder program for an XOR gate and explain each step.
8. For the system shown in the figure find the overall transfer function of system using block
diagram reduction.

9. What is meant by steady state error? Determine the steady state error for unit ramp input
when K=400 in the figure below. Also determine value of K for which the steady state error
to a unit ramp will be 0.02.

10. What are gain margin and phase margin? How do they enable to analyse the stability of a
control system?

(5*5= 25 marks)
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PART C

11. Discuss the major features of mechatronic system with the help of a typical example
OR
12. Define
i. Basic Pneumatic system with an example
ii. Working of Control valve
iii. Solenoid switches

13. With neat diagram explain programmable logic controller. With an example explain ladder
logic used in PLC.
OR

14. Discuss the mechanical and PLC design solution for timed switch
15. Explain the governing equations of the following mechanical systems used in vehicle
suspension.

OR
16. Derive the transfer function of the electric network shown in figure below

17. Determine the range of K for a stable system when equation are.

OR
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18. For the system shown in the figure, determine the value of b such that the damping ratio is
0.5. Also obtain the value of rise time and maximum overshoot in its step response.

19. Sketch the Bode Plot for the system the following transfer function H(s)= 100s/(s+10)(s+30)
OR
20. Discuss the method of finding transient response of a control system from their root locus.
(5*12= 60 marks)