Modelling electromechanical systems (Ch.
3)
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Satellite tracking antenna
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Satellite tracking antenna Layout
The transfer function of the DC motor:
Modelling electromechanical systems
( s) K ( s) K
Va ( s ) s (Ts 1) Va ( s ) Ts 1
Gear Train System
The transmitted torque through a gear train:
( s)
Va ( s )
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Va ( s ) 3.57 s 1
Modelling sensors in control systems
Potentiometer
The potentiometer converts a mechanical
displacement, either linear or rotational, to a voltage.
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e(t ) K s c (t )
For N-turn potentiometer,
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K V / rad
2N
s
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Tachometer
The tachometer converts a magnitude of the
angular velocity to a voltage.
et (t ) K t (t )
K t is the tachometer constant in V/rad/sec.
K t is usually given as a catalogue parameter in volts
per 1000 rpm (V/krpm).
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Signal Flow Graphs (Ch3.9, 4th edition)
A signal flow graph is a diagram that represents
a set of simultaneous linear algebraic equations.
Definitions:
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Node: a node is a point representing a variable or
signal.
Branch: is a directed line segment joining two
nodes.
Transmittance: is a real gain or complex gain of a
branch.
Input node or source: is a node that has only
outgoing branches.
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Output node or sink: is a node that has only incoming
branches.
Mixed node: is a node that has both incoming and
outgoing branches.
Path: is a traversal of connected branches in the
direction of the branch arrows.
Loop: is a closed path.
Loop gain: is the product of the branch transmittances
of a loop.
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Non-touching loops: are non-toughing if they do
not possess any common nodes.
Forward path: is a path from an input node to
an output node that does not cross any nodes
more than once.
Forward path gain: is the product of the branch
transmittances of a forward path.
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Signal flow graph algebra
The rules used to simplify the signal flow graph
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Signal flow graphs of DE
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Signal flow graphs of control systems
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Mason’s Gain formula for signal flow graphs
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P P
k k
k
Pk is path gain of kth forward path
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=1-(sum of all individual loop gains)+(sum of gain
products of all possible combinations of two non-
touching loops)-(sum of gain products of all possible
combinations of three non-touching loops)+…=
1 La Lb Lc Ld Le L f
a b ,c d ,e , f
k is obtained from
by removing the loops that touch path Pk .
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Example
C ( s) G1G2G3
Answer:
R( s ) 1 G1G2 H1 G2G3 H 2 G1G2G3
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Example
Answer:
C (s) G1G2G3G4G5 G1G6G4G5 G1G2G7 (1 G4 H1 )
R( s ) 1 H1G4 G2G7 H 2 G6G4G5 H 2 G2G3G4G5 H 2 G2G4G7 H1 H 2
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Example: To utilize the strength advantage of robot
manipulators and the intellectual advantage of
humans, a class of manipulators called extenders has
been examined. The extender is defined as an active
manipulator worn by a human to augment the
human’s strength. The human provides an input U (s ) .
The endpoint of the extender is P (s ) .
Determine the output for both U (s ) and F (s ) .
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P( s) G BKG1 G BKG1
U ( s) 1 HG BKG1 H EGc EG1 K
Answer:
P( s) Gc G1 K
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F (s)
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