Question: b ) ( 1 5 points ) Create a model and block diagram to estimate a car's velocity. The forces acting upon the car are

b)(15 points) Create a model and block diagram to estimate a car's velocity. The forces acting upon
the car are the engine output (simplified - assume it's a force acting on the car) and wind resistance
(F=bv where b is a constant coefficient and v is car velocity). Output should be car velocity. Input is
car engine force. Assume a car is a mass.
Draw the free body diagram and derive the governing equation.
Create the block diagram for the equation calculated in (b.1).
c)(10 points) Copy the block diagram from above and draw a dashed line box around the model
from (b) to identify it as your 'plant'. The plant represents the dynamics of your car given some input.
Your inputs and output will enter/exit this plant.
Add feedback control to regulate the car velocity (cruise control).
Helpful notes.: * Add a controller / regulator block that provides input to your plant. We don't
know how to design the controller; use a block for the controller as a placeholder. - What is the
output from a controller/ regulator block? Hint: this is also the input to your plant - what input is
the plant expecting? - The input to the controller / regulator is the error between actual speed and
desired speed.
b ) ( 1 5 points ) Create a model and block

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