This document is a lab report for CET 4864, Principles Of Feedback Control Systems, at New York City College of Technology. It details an experiment conducted by students Carl Freycinet and Melik Distant on October 13, 2017, under the supervision of Professor Luisalberto Aponte.
This lab report is essential for students enrolled in the course who need to demonstrate their understanding of how pole and zero locations affect the time response characteristics of first- and second-order systems. It serves as a graded assessment of practical application of theoretical concepts.
This report focuses on analyzing transfer functions through unit step, ramp, and impulse responses. It does *not* provide a comprehensive theoretical treatment of control systems, nor does it offer generalized solutions applicable to all systems. It is specific to the scenarios and transfer functions investigated within the lab exercise.
The full report includes: a statement of the lab's objective, a detailed procedure followed, results including rise time, settling time, overshoot, and peak time data, pole-zero plots, and a concluding summary of findings. This preview only provides a high-level overview of the lab's content and structure.
