First-OrderSystemExample#1-GeorgeMasonUniversity.pdfVIP

1 First-Order System Example #1 A. Overview Two different first-order systems will be presented in this example. The first system, G1 (s) will have its one open-loop pole located at the origin of the s-plane, that is, at s = 0.The second system, G2 (s) will have its one open-loop pole located at some other place along the real axis. Neither of these systems will have a zero in its transfer function. Thus, neither of these systems represents the most general first-order system model, but the two of them together do represent the most general strictly proper first-order system models. The reason for differentiating between G (s) and G (s) in 1 2 terms of the location of the open-loop pole will be discussed in the following sections. For each of these systems, the corresponding closed-loop transfer function will be developed under the assumption of unity feedback, that is, with H(s) = 1.The closed-loop responses of these systems to a unit step input and to a unit ramp will be developed using partial fraction expansion. Several transient response and steady-state response characteristics will be defined in terms of the parameters in the open-loop transfer functions. These characteristics will be useful in comparing the time-domain performance of different first-order systems, and they will also serve as a basis for the more general characteristics of second-order systems to be studied later. B. System #1 B.1 The System Models The first system to be considered is given by the following transfer function which will be placed in the forward path of a unity-feedback closed-loop system.