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PIDs explained?

Posted by Brian Boyle on June 28, 2011 at 6:38pm

hey folks.

I am truly sorry if i have missed this some where but is there an explanation of what PIDs are and what they do? i see a great deal of talk about them but i have not found a listing.

sorry if i am asking about something that is already explained but i didn't find it in any searches.

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Don Brooks June 29, 2011 at 10:39pm

When I need to read up on what the pids do, I have a look at HappyKillmore's GCS. He's got all the descriptions laid out next to each one.
Clark Hymas June 29, 2011 at 3:53pm

I found this that was really helpful on explaining what each one does. I dont remember if I found it here or somewhere else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller#Control_loop_basics
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Jason Short June 28, 2011 at 6:44pm

this wiki page explains PIDs:

http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Tweaks

PIDs are simple control theory equations that we all use to generate a response to a situation. They are actually very simple, but in practice take a long time to tweak and tune.

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