Old spec 3.3 exercise, Transfer Function of a 4th order equationTutorialOld spec ENGR202Third4 min

ENGR202 (old spec) Control 3.3 Transfer Functions, exercise (slide 12)

Find the Transfer Function of the following differential equation, in which yy is the output, rr is the input, α1\alpha_1 to α4\alpha_4 are four estimated coefficients, and the other coefficients are exactly known. Then find the steady state gain. Work with the notation given; there is no need to force this into a generalised form. d4ydt4+α1d3ydt3+d2ydt2+α2dydt+5y=α3drdt+α4r\frac{d^4y}{dt^4} + \alpha_1\frac{d^3y}{dt^3} + \frac{d^2y}{dt^2} + \alpha_2\frac{dy}{dt} + 5y = \alpha_3\frac{dr}{dt} + \alpha_4 r

Formulas you may need
  • Zero initial conditions: dnxdtn→snX\dfrac{d^n x}{dt^n} \to s^nX (learn this)
  • Steady state gain: set s=0s = 0 (learn this)