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Overshoot and peak time for 5/[s(s+4)]

Short answer

Closed-loop transfer function is 5/(s²+4s+5) with ωn=2.236 rad/s and ζ=0.894. Percentage overshoot = 0.19%, peak time = 3.14 s.

Evaluate the percentage overshoot and peak time for the unity feedback system with open loop transfer function G(s) = 5/[s(s+4)].

Find the closed-loop transfer function, read off ωn\omega_n and ζ\zeta, then use the standard second order formulas.

Closed-loop transfer function

C(s)R(s)=G1+G=5s2+4s+5\frac{C(s)}{R(s)} = \frac{G}{1+G} = \frac{5}{s^2 + 4s + 5}

Parameters

ωn2=5  ⇒  ωn=5=2.236 rad/s2ζωn=4  ⇒  ζ=42(2.236)=0.894\begin{aligned} \omega_n^2 &= 5 \;\Rightarrow\; \omega_n = \sqrt{5} = 2.236\ \text{rad/s} \\ 2\zeta\omega_n &= 4 \;\Rightarrow\; \zeta = \frac{4}{2(2.236)} = 0.894 \end{aligned}

Since ζ<1\zeta < 1, the response is underdamped.

ωd=ωn1−ζ2=2.2361−0.8=2.236(0.4472)=1 rad/s\omega_d = \omega_n\sqrt{1 - \zeta^2} = 2.236\sqrt{1 - 0.8} = 2.236(0.4472) = 1\ \text{rad/s}

(The closed-loop poles are s=−2±j1s = -2 \pm j1.)

Percentage overshoot

%Mp=100 e−πζ/1−ζ2=100 e−π(0.894)/0.447=100 e−2π=0.187%\%M_p = 100\,e^{-\pi\zeta/\sqrt{1-\zeta^2}} = 100\,e^{-\pi(0.894)/0.447} = 100\,e^{-2\pi} = 0.187\%

Peak time

tp=πωd=π1=3.14 st_p = \frac{\pi}{\omega_d} = \frac{\pi}{1} = 3.14\ \text{s}

Answer: %Mp≈0.19%\%M_p \approx 0.19\% and tp=3.14t_p = 3.14 s. The system is heavily damped, so the overshoot is very small.

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