MCQ Practice Question

For a stable underdamped second-order system, increasing damping ratio generally causes percentage overshoot to?

  • AIncrease
  • BDecrease
  • CRemain exactly unchanged
  • DBecome infinite
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Correct Answer: B. Decrease
Explanation: For 0<ζ<1, greater damping ratio generally reduces percentage overshoot.
Reference: Standard control systems: time response
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