A closed-loop control system is described by the following block diagram given in Figure 2(a). If the transfer function is G(s) = 1/(s+3) and the input is a unit step function, R(s), E(s), C(s), G(s).
Figure 2(a)
(i) Determine the closed-loop transfer function of the system. [2 marks]
(ii) Based on the transfer function, evaluate the transient performance of the system by calculating the natural frequency, damping factor, time delay, rise time (t_r), settling time (t_s) to 5%, maximum overshoot (t_s), and time when the maximum overshoot occurs (t_max). [4 marks]
(iii) Determine the output of the system response. [6 marks]