PD Controller Structures: Comparison and Selection for an Electromechanical System

Many different PD controller modeling, configurations and control algorithms have been developed. These methods differ in their theoretical basis and performance under the changes of system conditions. In the present paper we review the methods used in the design of PD control systems. We highlight the main difficulties and summarize the more recent developments in their control techniques. Intelligent control systems like PD fuzzy control can be used to emulate the qualitative aspects of human knowledge with several advantages such as universal approximation theorem and rule- based algorithms.