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GATE Control Systems: State Variable Model and Solution of State Equation – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on State Variable Model and Solution of State Equation (Control Systems, Electronics and Communication Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2018 EC Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The state equation and the output equation of a control system are given below: x=bmatrix-4&-1.5\\4&0bmatrix x+bmatrix2\\0bmatrixu, y=[1.5\ \ 0.625]\,…
  2. GATE 2019 EC Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let the state-space representation of an LTI system be x(t)=Ax(t)+Bu(t), y(t)=Cx(t)+du(t) where A,B,C are matrices, d is a scalar, u(t) is the input…
  3. GATE 2020 EC Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – For the given circuit, which one of the following is the correct state equation?
  4. GATE 2021 EC Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The electrical system shown in the figure converts input source current i s(t) to output voltage v o(t). Current i L(t) in the inductor and voltage v…
  5. GATE 2023 EC Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The state equation of a second order system is x(t)=A x(t), with x(0) the initial condition. Suppose 1 and 2 are two distinct eigenvalues of A and v 1…
  6. GATE 2024 EC Q53 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Consider a system S represented in state space as dxdt=bmatrix0&-2\\1&-3bmatrixx+bmatrix1\\0bmatrixr, y=bmatrix2&-5bmatrixx. Which of the state space…
  7. GATE 2025 EC Q53 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Consider a system where x 1(t), x 2(t), and x 3(t) are three internal state signals and u(t) is the input signal. The differential equations governing…
  8. GATE 2026 EC Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The state and output equations for a control system are: x=bmatrix-4&-1.5\\4&0bmatrixx+bmatrix2\\0bmatrixu, y=[1.5\ \ 0.625]\,x. Which of the…