MAE488 Exam 2

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A damper resists ________ but a spring resists ________.

Choose from the following:

acceleration, inertia, displacement, gravity, velocity, or mass

velocity

displacement

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If the work done by force is path independent, we say the force is a non-conservative force.

T/F

False

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The sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system is always a constant.

T/F

False

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The parallel axis theorem allows one to calculate the moment of inertia about an arbitrary axis in terms of a known moment of inertia about a parallel axis.

T/F

True

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In a vertical mass-spring-damper system, gravity can be ignored if the displacement is defined with respect to_______

equilibrium posistion

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The equation for the kinetic energy of a translating and rotating body with mass m, velocity v, moment of inertia I, and angular velocity w is

T = 1/2mv_cg^2 + 1/2I_cg w^2

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The equivalent spring constant for multiple springs in a series is simply the sum of all of the spring constants.

T/F

False

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The mass moment of inertia of a thin solid disk of mass m and radius r, about the center of the disk is 1/2mr^2. What is the mass moment of inertial about a point halfway from the center to the outer edge of the disk? Recall that I_a = I_s + md^2

Ia=(1/2)mr^2+md^2=(1/2)mr^2+m*(r/2)^2=3/4mr^2

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A damper resist

velocity

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If the work done by a force is path-independent, we say the force is a conservative force

True

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What is Newtons second law for a translational system and a rotational system

Translational___________________ Rotational______________________

F=ma

Iw_dot=M

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When an object is undergoing rolling motion the linear velocity is related to the angular velocity as v=rw

true

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The equivalent spring constant to two springs in parallel is the sum of the spring constant

true

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A spring resists

displacement

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Draw a FBD for a mass m suspended by a spring k, damper c, and applied force f(t) acting down

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A damper resist velocity whereas a spring resist displacement

true

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The critical damping value for a mass spring damper system, c=2sqrt(mk) is the dividng line between an oscillatory response and a non-oscillatory resposne

true

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The sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a system is a constant for conservative forces

true

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The free response of an ideal mass-spring system will eventually approach a constant value

false

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State your assumptions and neatly draw FBD. Write the equation of motion for m1

m1x_doubledot-k2x2+(k1+k2)x1=f

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If a model has the inputs v1(t) and v2(t) and the outputs i1(t) and i2(t) what are the transfer functions

I1(s)/V1(s), I1(s)/V2(s), I2(s)/V1(s), I2(s)/V2(s)

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The current in a resistor flows form the negative to the positive terminal

false

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In an armature controlled DC motor the motor speed is controlled by varying the armature voltage

true

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Impedance is the transfer function with the current output and voltage input

false

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Dc motors are based on two concepts from physics:__________________ force and __________________________ law

Lorentz Faraday

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The torque constant is the relationship between the motor torque and the voltage

false

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State the two golden rules that govern the operational amplifier

No current through input terminals i1=i2=0

Zero voltage differential across input terminals, v_in=0

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The equation for the power produced by or dissipated by an element is:

P=iV

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Kirchoffs current law states that the sum of the currents entering a node is equal to

the sum of the currents exiting the node

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Back emf is proportional to the motor

angular velocity or speed

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Kirchoff's Voltage Law states that the signed sum of the voltages in a closed circuit or loop is equal to:

zero

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Resistors in series are combined into an equivalent resistor in the same way that springs in _____________________ are combined into an equivalent spring

parallel

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Impedance is the transfer function with voltage output and current input

true

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The Lorentz force equation is F=Ia*LxB. if the current is in the direction of the +x axis and the magnetic field is in the direction of the +z axis, what is the direction of the of the force?

-y axis

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A differentiator can be constructed using only an operational amplifier and resistor and a capacitor

true

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write the standard form of the state space model

x_dot=Ax+Bu

y=Cx+Du

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What is Kirchoff's Current Law?

KCL says sum of the currents into a node = sum of the currents out of a node

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The voltage drop across an inductor is L*di/dt

true

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A circuit consists of a voltage source in series with a resistor, a capacitor , and an inductor what is the minimum number of state variables required?

2

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The state equation of a state space model is of the form: xdot=Ax+Bu

true

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The equivalent resistance of two resistors in parallel is the sum of the resistances

false

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A commutator changes the direction of the armature current

true

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Operational amplifiers can be used to integrate and differentiate an input signal

true

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The state variables in a RLC circuit are the capacitor________________ and the inductor _______________________

voltage

current

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Capacitors store energy in the form of____

Charge

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Inductors store energy in__________

A magnetic field

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the _______ is proportional to the armature current.

Torque

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Ohms law equation is

V=iR

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A voltage divider is used to decrease the voltage at the output

True

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Derive the equation for a voltage divider with V_in as the input R1 and R2 is the load resistor

Vo=(R2/(R2+R1))Vin

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The state variables are the minimum set of variables required to describe the state of a system

True

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Back EMF is the consequence of the Lorentz force law

False

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Current is the derivative of charge with respect to time

True

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A system has 2 inputs and 5 outputs. What is the size of the matrix transfer function

5x2

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Eigenvectors are unique

false

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The roots of the characteristic equation of a system are the same as the eigenvalues of the A matrix in the corresponding state space equations

True

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The definition of the states in a state space model is not unique

True

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A system has 2 inputs, 3 states, and 5 outputs. What are the sizes of the following matrices in the state space model?

A_______________

B_______________

C_______________

D_______________

A=3x3

B=3x2

C=5x3

D=5x2

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The eigenvalues of the A matrix are the same as the roots of the corresponding characteristic equation

true

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Integration in the time domain corresponds to multiplication by s in the frequency domain

false

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What is the size of the matrix of transfer functions for a system with 2 inputs, 4 states, 3 outputs

3x2

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write the standard form of the state space model

x_dot=Ax+Bu

y=Cx+Du

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A system has 2 inputs 4 states and 3 outputs. What is the size of each of the matrices in the state space model

A_______________

B_______________

C_______________

D_______________

A=4x4

B=4x2

C=4x4

D=3x2

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Name two modeling techniques we have discussed other than Simulink and differential equations

Block Diagrams

Transfer Functions

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A block diagram can be reduced to a single transfer function block

true

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What is the equation used to convert a state space model to a transfer function

Y(s)/U(s)=C(sI-A)^-1B+D

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The state variables are the minimum set of variables required to describe the state of a system

True

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The eigenvalues of a system can be computed from the solutions of

| lambda*I-A|=0

true

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Full state feedback is the configuration where all of the states are fed back and compared to the input. If full state feedback is used what must the C and D matricies in the input equation be?

C identity matrix

D zero matrix

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The ____________________ is used to analyze input signals

transfer function

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m is

number of inputs

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p is

number of outputs

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n is

the order of the system

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integration in the time domain is equivalent to division by s in the frequency domain.

true

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A=

n*n

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B=

n*m

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C=

p*n

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D=

p*m

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What is the general form of the free response of a 1st order system in time (t) and the time constant (r)?

x(t) = x(0)e^-t/T

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The free response of a 2nd order system has three factors. What are they generally?

constant

exponential

sinusoid

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Fill in the corresponding response types for each value or range of the damping ratio. Choose from: overdamped, underdamped, critically damped, unstable, sinusoidal

zeta less than zero

unstable

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Fill in the corresponding response types for each value or range of the damping ratio. Choose from: overdamped, underdamped, critically damped, unstable, sinusoidal

zeta equal zero

sinusoidal

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Fill in the corresponding response types for each value or range of the damping ratio. Choose from: overdamped, underdamped, critically damped, unstable, sinusoidal

zeta between 0 and 1

underdamped

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Fill in the corresponding response types for each value or range of the damping ratio. Choose from: overdamped, underdamped, critically damped, unstable, sinusoidal

zeta equal 1

critically damped

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Fill in the corresponding response types for each value or range of the damping ratio. Choose from: overdamped, underdamped, critically damped, unstable, sinusoidal

zeta greater than 1

overdamped

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The response of a system with both dominant and non-dominant poles is almost the same as the response of the system with just the dominant poles.

T/F

true

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Poles ____________ (closer to / further from) the origin will be dominant with respect to non-dominant poles.

closer to

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When is omega_d = omega_n? Your answer should be in the form "When the parameter _________ has a value of ________."

When the parameter zeta or c has a value of zero.

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The frequency of an un-damped or underdamped free response increases as a pole with positive imaginary part is moved _____ in the complex plane. Choose from: up, down, left, right

up

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The free response is faster when a pole is moved ________ in the complex plane. Choose from: up, down, left, right.

left

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What box is labeled 1 in terms of zeta and/or omega_n?

omega_n

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What box is labeled 2 in terms of zeta and/or omega_n.

-zeta omega_n

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What is the box labeled 3 in terms of t?

1/T

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What is the box labeled 4 in terms of sigma?

cos sigma

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what is j omega d equivalen to

jwnsqrt(1-zetta^2)

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If the poles of a stable, 2nd order system are moved horizontally to the right, the free response of the system will be ___ compared to the original system.

slower

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A 4th order system can be written in terms of two second order transfer functions. System 1 has a time constant of T=1.5 and system 2 has a time constant of T=0.15 which system has the dominant roots?

system 1

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The roots of a 2nd order system result in a non-oscillatory free response. Therefore the imaginary part of the roots is zero

true

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The free response of two 2nd order systems with the same natural frequency are being compared. The free response of system 1 decays faster than the free response of system 2 therefore the damping ratio of system 1 is _____________ the damping ratio of system 2

greater than

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The damping ratio of a second order system determines the type of response

true