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Re: PID Loops

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Originally Posted by PriyankP View Post
EDIT: I did implement P loop to control our arm this year, but only for presets. Is it possible to implement PID loop for manual control? If yes, how so?
If a system of your robot has mechanical limits (e.g. an arm) you may want to use PID (or even just P) to not smash into those limits. I can also see PID used for speed control like in Chris's example.