In this paper, in view of the advantages of widely used Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller and gain scheduling control strategy in aerospace and industrial applications, a control strategy by using gain scheduling based PID controller is proposed for fault tolerant control (FTC) of a quad-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The nonlinear dynamic equations of motion of the quad-r...

This paper deals with a hybrid actuator composed by a piezo part and a hydraulic one and with a cascade PID-PID control structure for camless engine motor applications. The idea is to use the advantages of both, the high precision of the piezo part and the force of the hydraulic one. In fact, piezoelectric actuators (PEAs) are commonly used for precision positionings, despite PEAs present nonli...

The interactions between input/output in multivariable processes represent a major challenge in the design of decentralized controllers. In this paper, a simple method for the design of decentralized PID controller is proposed. It consists to combine the conventional PID controller with the static decoupler approach. For each single loop, the individual controller is independently designed by a...

The plant hormone auxin is a central regulator of plant development. In Arabidopsis, the PINOID (PID) protein serine/threonine kinase is a key component in the signaling of this phytohormone. To further investigate the biological function of PID, we performed a screen for PID-interacting proteins using the yeast two-hybrid system. Here, we show that PID interacts with two calcium-binding protei...

This paper is based on PID tuning approach using traditional Ziegler-Nichols tuning method with the help of simulation aspects. The most important reason behind this PID tuning approach is due to its simple control structure and satisfactory results. Nowadays there are various optimization techniques like Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO),Bacterial Forging Optimization(BFO),Genetic Algorithm(GA)...

Today many aircraft control systems and process control industries are employing classical controller such as Proportional Integral Derivative Controller (PID) to improve the system characteristics and dynamic performance. To improve the stability analysis and system performance of an aircraft, PID controller is employed in this paper. The safety of flight envelope can be improved by tuning par...

Most of the small increased risk in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) associated with the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) appears to be caused by bacterial contamination of the endometrial cavity at the time of insertion. This randomized clinical trial of 1813 women in Nairobi, Kenya, assessed the effectiveness of 200 mg of doxycycline given orally at the time of insertion in reducing ...

Contour error reduction for modern machining processes is an important concern in multi-axis contour tracking applications in order to ensure the quality of final products. Many control methods were developed in time domain to deal with contour tracking problems, and a proportional–derivative (PD) position domain control (PDC) was also proposed by the authors. It is well known that proportional...

Lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) is a recognized complication of primary immunodeficiency (PID) and immunodysregulatory syndromes. Historically, it has a very poor outcome. For patients surviving LPD, myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) was the only cure for the underlying PID, with a high risk of developing posttransplantation complications, including recurrent lymphop...

In this paper, we propose a robust self-tuning PID controller suitable for nonlinear systems. The control system employs a preload relay (P Relay) in series with a PID controller. The P Relay ensures a high gain to yield a robust performance. However, it also incurs a chattering phenomenon. In this paper, instead of viewing the chattering as an undesirable yet inevitable feature, we use it as a...