PID Controller of servo motor

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mohamed.amin

Joined Dec 26, 2011
5
Hello....

i have a problem with my controlling code i control a servo motor using an arduino, the thing is that the output of the controller is increasing by large values i can't understand or predict !!! i need the output to be bounded between
25-135!!

Thanks
 

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mohamed.amin

Joined Dec 26, 2011
5
i am controlling a ball and beam system, i need the output of the pid controller to be bounded between these values , this value represents the angel of the servo motor !!
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
34,285
So you have a program that simulates the PID controller? Does it have proportional, integrator, and differential loops?

We need a lot more info about what you are doing before we can help by other than just guessing.:rolleyes:
 

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mohamed.amin

Joined Dec 26, 2011
5
sorry i am new at this , the pid controller for me changes the value of the error into an angel which corresponds to a desired motion of the ball , i need the output of the controller to be bounded between between the two values i gave u before.
i am using a simulink for simulation, kp ki kd all= 20 the reference value is 15, the problem for me is when i write the code on the arduino ( which i am using for the control) i monitor the output of the controller and it some times reaches 9 digits , i decreased the value of the gains , and made Ki with very small value , the output of the controller increases slowly but still it can reach a very large value by time , i just need to know how to bound this output
Regards
Mohamed
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
34,285
A simple way is just to do a comparison of the output value with the maximum you want it to be using an If-Then-Else type of statement. When the output tries to exceed this value you just output the maximum allowed value instead.
 
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