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Transfer Function Manipulation

A typical control system is made up of components. Each component can be represented as a black box or block and can be represented by a transfer function 1. But blocks can be amalgamated together to be represented by a single block. Eventually the whole system can be represented by a single block. Blocks in series

It follows that

and

and hence that

That is if two blocks are in series then we can resolve the block into one block and the resultant transfer function is the product of the two component transfer functions.

TFM Exercise 1,2.

Feedback Loop The following diagram illustrates a typical control system block diagram with a feedback loop. The circle containing the cross represents a summing junction. The output is fed back through a control component at the summing junction the

Transfer Functions

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Note that

Substituting gives Multiplying out: Hence And

The equivalent one block system is given in the following diagram:

In the most straightforward case loop transfer function is

and

. In this case the closed

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Example1 Reconsider example 4 in the handout on transfer functions. Let us now introduce damping, as illustrated in the dashpot in example 3 of the same handout. The damping can be considered to be negative velocity feedback. Since the damping force is then the transfer function for the damping component is .

Hence the closed loop transfer function (CLTF) is

Remaining TFM Exercises.

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