Control Systems Lab
The plant and compensator transfer function for a hybrid vehicle is defined as
𝐾(𝑠 + 0.6)
𝐺(𝑠) =
(𝑠 + 0.5858)(𝑠 + 0.0163)
where 𝐾 = 0.78 will leave the system a critically damped system.
a) Use MATLAB to plot
i. The Bode magnitude and phase plots for this system, and
ii. The response of the system, 𝑐(𝑡), to a step input, 𝑟(𝑡) = 4 𝑢(𝑡). Note on
the 𝑐(𝑡) curve the rise time, settling time, as well as the final value of the
output.
b) Now add an integral gain to the controller, such that the plant and compensator transfer
function becomes
𝐾1 (𝑠 + 𝑍𝑐 )(𝑠 + 0.6)
𝐺(𝑠) =
𝑠(𝑠 + 0.5858)(𝑠 + 0.0163)
where 𝐾1 = 0.78 and 𝑍𝑐 = 𝐾2 /𝐾1 = 0.4.
Use MATLAB to
i. Plot the Bode magnitude and phase plots for this case.
ii. Obtain the response of the system to a step input, 𝑟(𝑡) = 4 𝑢(𝑡). Plot 𝑐(𝑡)
and note on it the rise time, percent overshoot, peak time, and settling time
c) Does the response obtained in (a) or (b) resemble a second-order overdamped, critically
damped, or underdamped response? Explain.