ECE2620 – Transfer Function for the Permanent Magnet Brushed DC Motor
A permanent magnet brushed DC motor (the type of motor that spins when connected to a constant
voltage) can be described by the simplified model Kv , where is the angle of the motor shaft,
v is the voltage applied to the motor, is a positive constant known as the motor time constant, and K
d
is a positive constant known as the motor speed constant. Dots indicate time derivatives, so and
dt
2
d
.
dt 2
a) Find the transfer function for the motor (assuming initial conditions are zero), assuming v is the
input and is the output. (Use V (s ) {v(t )} and { (t )}
b) Consider the applied voltage is v(t ) u(t ) u (t 2) . Find the Laplace transform V ( s) of the
applied voltage.
c) Use the transfer function to find ( s) , the Laplace domain position of the motor, when voltage
V ( s) from part b is applied to the motor. Use K 5, 1
d) Use the inverse Laplace transform to compute (t ) for t 0 .
e) Sketch or plot the input voltage v(t ) (defined in part b) and output position (t ) (computed in
part d). Do these make sense based on how you expect a permanent magnet DC motor to
behave?