Step Response Enhancement of Hybrid Stepper Motors Using Soft Computing Techniques

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Author(s)

Amged S. El-Wakeel 1,* A. A. Sarhan 2

1. Dept. of Electrical Power and Energy, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

2. Dept. of Aircraft Special Systems, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijisa.2014.06.02

Received: 20 Jul. 2013 / Revised: 18 Nov. 2013 / Accepted: 27 Jan. 2014 / Published: 8 May 2014

Index Terms

Hybrid Stepper Motor, Soft Computing Techniques, Fuzzy Controller, PID Controller, Genetic Algorithm

Abstract

This paper presents the use of different soft computing techniques for step response enhancement of Hybrid Stepper Motors. The basic differential equations of hybrid stepper motor are used to build up a model using MATLAB software package. The implementation of Fuzzy Logic (FL) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers are used to improve the motor performance. The numerical simulations by a PC-based controller show that the PID controller tuned by Genetic Algorithm (GA) produces better performance than that tuned by Fuzzy controller. They show that, the Fuzzy PID-like controller produces better performance than the other linear Fuzzy controllers. Finally, the comparison between PID controllers tuned by genetic algorithm and the Fuzzy PID-like controller shows that, the Fuzzy PID-like controller produces better performance.

Cite This Paper

Amged S. El-Wakeel, A. A. Sarhan, "Step Response Enhancement of Hybrid Stepper Motors Using Soft Computing Techniques", International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications(IJISA), vol.6, no.6, pp.21-28, 2014. DOI:10.5815/ijisa.2014.06.02

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