A Portable PID Control Learning Tool by means of a Mobile Robot

Authors

  • Kim Seng Chia Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Batu Pahat, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0854-8954
  • Xien Yin Yap Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v12i06.5716

Keywords:

PID tuning, mobile robot, control, education,

Abstract


A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is a classical controller that has been applied in numerous applications. One learning lesson of PID control theory is to tune its proportional, integral, and derivative parameters so that the performance of system is optimal. Besides, teaching PID control theory verbally is challenging especially when transient response characteristics e.g. overshoot, rise time, and settling time are introduced. Thus, this study investigates the feasibility of a low cost mobile robot in conveying the knowledge of PID control theory. First, an inexpensive open-source mobile robot was modified so that the position of the robot can be recorded and visualized wirelessly. Second, a graphical user interface was built to visualize the movement of the robot. Lastly, the PID parameters were tuned and their effects were recorded and analyzed quantitatively. Findings show that the proposed method is capable of demonstrating the effects of P and D parameters correctly.

Author Biography

Kim Seng Chia, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Batu Pahat, Malaysia

K. S. Chia obtained his PhD and BEng from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Feb. 2014 and Sept. 2010, respectively. He was the assistant professor at Southern University College, Skudai, Malaysia from March 2014 to August 2014. He has served as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineeing, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Malaysia since September 2014. His research interests are Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Microcontroller, Soft Modeling, and Near Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis (e-mail: kschia@uthm.edu.my, url: https://sites.google.com/site/kschia86/).

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Chia, K. S., & Yap, X. Y. (2016). A Portable PID Control Learning Tool by means of a Mobile Robot. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 12(06), pp. 54–57. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v12i06.5716

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 06 (2016)

Section

Short Papers