PID Control with MATLAB and Simulink

Design and implement PID controllers

PID control is ubiquitous. While simple in theory, design and implementation of PID controllers can be difficult and time consuming in practice.

PID control involves several tasks that include:

Selecting an appropriate PID algorithm (P, PI, or PID)
Tuning controller gains
Simulating the controller against a plant model
Implementing the controller on a target processor

MATLAB and add-on products bring efficiency to these design tasks by enabling you to:

Configure your Simulink PID Controller block for PID algorithm (P,PI, or PID), controller form (parallel or standard), anti-windup protection (on or off), and controller output saturation (on or off)
Automatically tune controller gains and fine-tune your design interactively
Tune multiple controllers in batch mode
Run closed-loop system simulation by connecting your PID Controller block to the plant model
Automatically generate C code for targeting a microcontroller
Automatically generate IEC 61131 structured text for targeting a PLC or PAC
Automatically scale controller gains to implement your controller on a processor with fixed-point arithmetic

Examples and How To

Workflow

PID Control Made Easy (44:46) (Webinar)
PID Control Design Made Easy (Article)

Modeling

Anti-Windup Control Using a PID Controller (Example)
Bumpless Control Transfer Between Manual and PID Control (Example)
Two Degree-of-Freedom PID Control for Setpoint Tracking (Example)

PID Tuning

PID Controller Design for a DC Motor (3:53) (Video)
PID Control Design with Control System Toolbox (2:22) (Video)
Automated PID Tuning (Example)
Designing PID for Disturbance Rejection with PID Tuner (Example)
Designing Cascade Control System with PID Controllers (Example)
Gain Scheduling of PID Controllers (4:51) (Video)
Designing a Family of Controllers for Multiple Operating Points (Example)
Designing a Simulink PID Controller (2DOF) Block for a Reactor (Example)
Control of Processes with Long Dead Time: The Smith Predictor (Example)
Designing PID Controller in Simulink with Estimated Frequency Response (Example)

FAQ

PID Tuning and Design Questions on MATLAB Answers (Newsgroup)

Tutorials

Carnegie Mellon University PID Tutorial (Tutorial)

Software Reference

Modeling

PID Controller Block in Simulink (Documentation)
PID Controller (2DOF) Block (Documentation)
PID (Documentation)

PID Tuning

PID Tuning with Control System Toolbox (Documentation)
Automatic PID Tuning with Simulink Control Design (Documentation)

See also: Simulink, MATLAB, control systems, system design and simulation, physical modeling, linearization, parameter estimation, PID Tuning, Control Design Software, Bode Plot, root locus, pid control videos

Design PID controllers using Control System Toolbox.

PID Control Design with Control System Toolbox

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Learn how to automatically tune PID controller gains