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PID response. Explore it.
Tune a bounded controller for a first-order plant.
Educational browser model
Calculations run on this device. This does not execute ROS, Gazebo or hardware commands.
Explore the model
Target 1.0. First-order plant y′ = u − y. Control limited to ±2 with bounded integral and saturation handling. Fixed time step 0.05 s.
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Calculated result
- Plant output
- 0.000
- Control
- 0.000
- Error
- 1.000
This simple model omits sensor noise, actuator delay and real motor dynamics.
What to investigate
Start with proportional gain only. Add integral gain to reduce steady error, then compare oscillation and saturation. Derivative gain reacts to change in error and can amplify noise in physical systems. The target and plant here are dimensionless educational values.