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By: David Gitz, EE, Electrical/Programming Team Mentor FRC #1208. Controls and Feedback. Audience:. Programming Team Members. Topics:. Control System Background PID Control. Control System Background.
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By: David Gitz, EE, Electrical/Programming Team Mentor FRC #1208 Controls and Feedback
Audience: • Programming Team Members
Topics: • Control System Background • PID Control
Control System Background • Systems in Real Life need Control. There are many kinds of Control, because there are many kinds of Systems. A System can be anything: • Car Brakes • Space Satellite rockets • Home Air Conditioning • Robots…
PID Control • A PID controller calculates an "error" value as the difference between a measured process variable and a desired setpoint. The controller attempts to minimize the error by adjusting the process control inputs.
References • http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=10934 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller