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In a stable control system backlash can cause the following :

  • A.Underdamping
  • B.Overdamping
  • C.Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gains
  • D.Low level oscillations

Answer: D

Backlash can cause low level oscillations.

Backlash is the play between meshing gears, a non-linearity in which the output does not move while the input reverses through the dead zone. In an otherwise stable control system it can produce a limit cycle, a sustained oscillation of small amplitude around the desired position, because the controller keeps over-correcting across the gap.

Backlash does not make a system overdamped, and it does not specifically cause poor stability at reduced gain; it tends to cause hunting at higher gains. 'Underdamping' describes a linear system's response, not the limit cycle that backlash produces.

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