Design of a Switching PID Controller for a Magnetically Actuated Mass Spring Damper

In this paper the use of proportional-integralderivative (PID) switching controllers is proposed for the control of a magnetically actuated mass-spring-damper system which is composed of two masses M1 and M2; each mass is jointed to its own spring. Two different modes occur during the system motion; a PID controller is designed for each mode and a switching logic is applied in order to recognize the system's position to switch to the proper controller. Finally, simulation results are employed to show the performance of the proposed switched PID controller. Also, comparison results with the previously used model predictive controller (MPC) are provided.