IFAC finals

If you are taking the fastest train from Tokyo to Osaka, how long will it take?

• 1. 2h30

• 1. 3h30

• 1. 4h30

• 1. 5h30

The characteristic equation of a control system is given by s(s+4)(s²+2s+s) + k(s+1) = 0. What are the angles of the asymptotes for the root loci?

• 1. 0°, 180°, 300°

• 1. 0°, 120°, 240°

• 1. 60°, 180°, 300°

• 1. 120°, 180°, 240°

A control system whose step response is -0.5(1+e^-2t) is cascaded to another control block whose impulse response is e^-t. What is the transfer function of the cascaded combination?

• 1. 1/(s+1)s

• 1. 0.5/(s+1)(s+2)

• 1. 1/(s+2)(s+1)

• 1. 1/(s+3)

In pneumatic control systems the control valve used as the final control element converts

• 1. Position change to pressure signal

• 1. Electric signal to pressure signal

• 1. Pressure signal to electric signal

• 1. Pressure signal to position change

what is 3789*568?

• 1. 2152152

• 1. 2152151

• 1. 2152150

• 1. 2152149

Who is this person?

• 1. Lyapunov

• 1. Routh

• 1. Nyquist

• 1. Popov

Japan’s highest exportation is?

• 1. Vehicles

• 1. Machinery including computers

• 1. Electrical machinery, equipment

• 1. Optical, technical, medical apparatus

What domain includes the most Japanese Nobel Prize laureates?

• 1. Chemistry

• 1. Literature

• 1. Physics

• 1. Physiology/medicine

Who is considered the godfather of Deep Learning?

• 1. Geoffrey Hinton

• 1. Peter Dayan

• 1. Sam Roweis

• 1. Max Welling

Do you think you will win a prize in this challenge?

• I don't know

• Maybe

• Surely

• No