Web Course Assignment 9

Web Assignment 9 Root Locus
1. You got here. Good going! Today, it is root locus modeling to design a proportional feedback controller.
2. We already have an Excel model built to do this. Download the model and load it into Excel.
3. Click on Root Locus plot for P-only Feedback Model for FOPDT System
4. Fill in the parameters for your system: system gain (K), dead time (to) and first-order time constant (tau). Then look at the graph. The graph should look something like this: If the Root Locus does not cross the y-axis, then you need to extend the values of Kc (in column 1) by either making larger intervals between the individualt values or by dragging the cell formulas to more cells.
5. Find the value of Kc that is at the "breakaway" point. This is Kc for critical decay. Find the value of Kc that is at the "ultimate" point. This is Kcu Find the value of Kc that gives an imaginary value = 4.8 times the real value (This is shown in column "F" in the spread sheet). This is Kc for quarter decay.
6. Send an e-mail (report) within the next few days. (Click on "report" to get instructions.)

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Last revised 3 November 1997