- 2078 Bhadra · 4 marks
Radar servo velocity error coefficient
Short answer
Angular velocity is 4.775 °/s. Required velocity error coefficient Kv ≥ 47.75 s⁻¹.
A servomechanism as shown in block diagram below is designed to keep a radar antenna pointed at a flying aeroplane. If the aeroplane is flying with a velocity of 600 km/hr, at a range of 2 km and the maximum tracking error is to be within 0.1°, determine the required velocity error coefficient. [Figure: R(s) → summing point (+, −) → Kv/[s(1+sT)] → C(s), unity negative feedback]
For a type-1 system with a ramp input of slope (constant angular velocity), the steady-state error is . So the required .
Angular velocity of the line of sight
The antenna must turn at the angular rate of the aeroplane as seen from the radar:
So the input to the servo is a ramp degrees.
Velocity error coefficient
For (type 1):
Answer: Required velocity error coefficient (about ).
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