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Chapter 1 Introduction to Control Systems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a closed loop system, measurement from the output is being fed to the input. A comparator will compare the difference between the the desired output with the actual output. The objective of a negative feedback system is to get error=0.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A multivariate system is a system with more than one input and/or more than one output.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Early applications of feedback control include which of the following?

Select one:

a)

Water clock of Ktesibios

b)

Watt's flyball governor

c)

Drebbel's temperature regulator

d)

All of above

4.

Important modern applications of control systems include which of the following?

Select one:

a)

Automated manufacturing

b)

Fuel-efficient and safe automobiles

c)

Autonomous robots

d)

All of above

5.

Complete the following sentence:

Control of an industrial process by automatic rather than manual means is often called

a)

a design gap

b)

automation

c)

negative feedback

d)

a specification

6.

Complete the following sentence:

__________ are intrinsic in the progression from an initial concept to the final product.

a)

A design gap

b)

Open-loop control Systems

c)

Flyball governors

d)

A closed-loop feedback systems

7.

Complete the following sentence:

Control engineers are concerned with understanding and controlling segments of their environments, often called ___________

a)

systems

b)

risk

c)

design synthesis

d)

trade-offs

8.

Early pioneers in the development of systems and control theory include:

a)

H.W.Bode

b)

H.S. Black

c)

H. Nyquist

d)

All of the above

9.

Complete the following sentence:

An open-loop control system utilizes an actuating device to control a process ___________

Select one:

a)

in engineering synthesis

b)

without using feedback

c)

using feedback

d)

in engineering design

10.

A system with more than one input variable or more than one output variable is known by what name?

Select one:

a)

Robust control

b)

Closed-loop feedback system

c)

Open-loop feedback system

d)

Multivariable control system

11.

Control engineering is applicable to which fields of engineering

Select one:

a)

Chemical and environmental

b)

Mechanical and aerospace

c)

Electrical and biomedical

d)

All of the above

12.

Closed-loop control systems should have which of the following properties:

a)

Low sensitivity to changes in the plant parameters

b)

Good regulation against disturbances

c)

Desirable responses to commands

d)

All of the above