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GATE Control Systems: Transient and Steady-state analysis of linear time invariant systems – Previous Year Questions

16 GATE previous year questions on Transient and Steady-state analysis of linear time invariant systems (Control Systems, Electrical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2017 EE Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The transfer function of a system is given by V o(s)V i(s) = 1 - s1 + s. Let the output of the system be v o(t) = V m( t + ) for the input, v i(t) = V…
  2. GATE 2017 EE Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – For a system having transfer function G(s) = -s + 1s + 1, a unit step input is applied at time t = 0. The value of the response of the system at t =…
  3. GATE 2016 EE Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The transfer function of a system is Y(s)R(s) = ss + 2. The steady state output y(t) is A (2t + ) for the input (2t). The values of A and ,…
  4. GATE 2018 EE Q19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match the transfer functions of the second-order systems with the nature of the systems given below. P: 15s2+5s+15, Q: 25s2+10s+25, R: 35s2+18s+35 I:…
  5. GATE 2018 EE Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider a unity feedback system with forward transfer function given by G(s)=1(s+1)(s+2). The steady-state error in the output of the system for a…
  6. GATE 2018 EE Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The unit step response y(t) of a unity feedback system with open loop transfer function G(s)H(s)=K(s+1)2(s+2) is shown in the figure. The value of K…
  7. GATE 2019 EE Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The output response of a system is denoted as y(t), and its Laplace transform is given by Y(s)=10s(s2+s+1002). The steady state value of y(t) is
  8. GATE 2021 EE Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider a closed-loop system as shown. G p(s)=14.4s(1+0.1s) is the plant transfer function and G c(s)=1 is the compensator. For a unit-step input,…
  9. GATE 2021 EE Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In the given figure, plant G p(s)=2.2(1+0.1s)(1+0.4s)(1+1.2s) and compensator G c(s)=K(1+T 1s1+T 2s). The external disturbance input is D(s). It is…
  10. GATE 2022 EE Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The damping ratio and undamped natural frequency of a closed loop system as shown in the figure, are denoted as and n, respectively. The values of and…
  11. GATE 2023 EE Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider a unity-gain negative feedback system consisting of the plant G(s) (given below) and a proportional-integral controller. Let the proportional…
  12. GATE 2024 EE Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the standard second-order system of the form n2s2+2 ns+ n2 with the poles p and p* having negative real parts. The pole locations are also…
  13. GATE 2024 EE Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the cascaded system as shown in the figure. Neglecting the faster component of the transient response, which one of the following options is…
  14. GATE 2024 EE Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider the stable closed-loop system shown in the figure. The asymptotic Bode magnitude plot of G(s) has a constant slope of -20 dB/decade at least…
  15. GATE 2025 EE Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Selected data points of the step response of a stable first-order linear time-invariant (LTI) system are given below. The closest value of the…
  16. GATE 2026 EE Q13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The Laplace transform of the step response of a system is given by Y(s)=100s(s+100) The rise time is defined as the time taken for the response to go…