Simulation Tool for Tuning of the Speed Servo Drive

Abstract

The design of the speed control loop is one of the key topics in the field of electrical servo drives learning at the Institute of Automotive Mechatronics (IAMT) of the FEI STU. When designing a speed controller, students must know the mathematical model of a motor with a torque generator and they will learn the basic principles of synthesizing the controller parameters. As a support tool for learning process, the simulated model of the speed servo drive and the graphical user interface were implemented in MATLAB. The tool makes it easy and fast to verify the properties of a speed servo drive and the students do not have to concern with implementing and tuning the simulation model. The paper contains a description of the speed control loop, the speed controller parameter synthesis methods, and the properties of the simulation tool with a preview of the simulation results.