Mini-project
Electronics, Semiconductors & Telecom
Motor speed control with a tuned PID loop
Simulate and then build a PID speed controller for a DC or BLDC motor, and tune it for overshoot and settling time.
The brief
Fans, pumps, drones and conveyors all need a motor that holds its speed when the load changes. Model a motor in Python or Simulink, design a PID controller, tune it, then run it on a microcontroller with an encoder and compare the real response with the simulation. Good looks like: step-response plots with rise time, overshoot and settling time, anti-windup handled, and the gap between simulation and the real motor explained.
What you will build
- Model the motor and load in simulation
- Design and tune the PID gains
- Add anti-windup and output limits
- Implement the loop on a microcontroller with an encoder
- Compare real and simulated step responses
- Test with a sudden load change
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