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Overshoot and settling time from pole plot

Short answer

Open-loop poles at -2±j1 give closed-loop real part -2, so settling time ts = 2 s. With K=1, ωn²=6, ζ=0.8165, maximum overshoot Mp ≈ 1.18%.

Open loop pole/zero plot of a unity feedback system is shown in figure below. Determine maximum overshoot and settling time for its step response. [Figure: s-plane with open-loop poles at s = −2 ± j1; no zeros]

The open-loop poles at s=−2±j1s = -2 \pm j1 give

G(s)=K(s+2−j)(s+2+j)=Ks2+4s+5G(s) = \frac{K}{(s+2-j)(s+2+j)} = \frac{K}{s^2 + 4s + 5}

No gain is marked on the plot, so take K=1K = 1 (and show the general result).

Closed-loop transfer function (unity feedback)

C(s)R(s)=Ks2+4s+5+K\frac{C(s)}{R(s)} = \frac{K}{s^2 + 4s + 5 + K}

Closed-loop poles: s=−2±j1+Ks = -2 \pm j\sqrt{1 + K}, so σ=ζωn=2\sigma = \zeta\omega_n = 2 for every KK.

For K=1K = 1:

ωn2=6  ⇒  ωn=2.449 rad/s2ζωn=4  ⇒  ζ=22.449=0.8165\begin{aligned} \omega_n^2 &= 6 \;\Rightarrow\; \omega_n = 2.449\ \text{rad/s} \\ 2\zeta\omega_n &= 4 \;\Rightarrow\; \zeta = \frac{2}{2.449} = 0.8165 \end{aligned}

Maximum overshoot

Mp=e−πζ/1−ζ2=e−πσ/ωd=e−2π/2=e−4.443=0.0118=1.18%M_p = e^{-\pi\zeta/\sqrt{1-\zeta^2}} = e^{-\pi\sigma/\omega_d} = e^{-2\pi/\sqrt{2}} = e^{-4.443} = 0.0118 = 1.18\%

In general, Mp=e−2π/1+KM_p = e^{-2\pi/\sqrt{1+K}}.

Settling time (2% criterion)

ts=4ζωn=42=2 st_s = \frac{4}{\zeta\omega_n} = \frac{4}{2} = 2\ \text{s}

This is the same for any KK, because the real part of the closed-loop poles is always −2-2.

Answer: with K=1K = 1: Mp≈1.18%M_p \approx 1.18\% and ts=2t_s = 2 s.

(If the plotted poles −2±j1-2 \pm j1 are taken directly as the dominant poles, ζ=2/5=0.894\zeta = 2/\sqrt{5} = 0.894, Mp=e−2π=0.19%M_p = e^{-2\pi} = 0.19\%, and tst_s is still 2 s.)

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