The primary mirror of a large telescope can have a diameter of 10 m and a mosaic of 36 hexagonal segments with the orientation of each segment actively controlled. Suppose this unity feedback system for the mirror segments has the loop transfer function
L(s) = Gc (s)G(s) = K / s(s^2 + 2s + 5) .
(a) Find the asymptotes and sketch them in the s-plane.
(b) Find the angle of departure from the complex poles.
(c) Determine the gain when two roots lie on the imaginary axis.
(d) Sketch the root locus.