PID and State Feedback Control of DC Motors

A number of example models about how to control a DC Motor (Speed and Position)
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Updated 10 Jul 2009

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The files include a number of Simulink(R) models with different controllers for a DC motor. There is also a document included that describes the different controllers PID and pole placement with state feedback. The models can serve as a starting point when you develop your control systems in Simulink. The key point is that a text-book controller can almost never be used directly in a real application, there are several additional features needed. There is also an example of a PID controller in C-code and a model that can be used to verify the implementation in Simulink.

To install: Unpack the zip-file in a directory. To run some of the models you also nees the DC Motor library which you can download here: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/11829

Cite As

Roger Aarenstrup (2026). PID and State Feedback Control of DC Motors (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/12137-pid-and-state-feedback-control-of-dc-motors), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2006a
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dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/d_achitecture/controller_component/

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dc_motor_demo/4_mbd_project_ver2/

dc_motor_demo/1_speed_control_pid/

dc_motor_demo/2_position_control_ss/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/a_inputs/models/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/b_trajectory_generator/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/c_controller/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/d_achitecture/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/d_achitecture/controller_component/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/d_achitecture/traj_gen_component/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/e_fixed_point/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/e_fixed_point/controller_component/

dc_motor_demo/3_mbd_project/e_fixed_point/traj_gen_component/

dc_motor_demo/4_mbd_project_ver2/

Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

Tested for 2009a, added an achitecture model for the full control system.

1.0.0.0