Thread: Servo internal algotithm PI?
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Re: Servo internal algotithm PI?
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Originally Posted by Rickertsen2
Does anybody know anything about the algorithm used internally by the servos? I seem to remembering that most hobby servos use PI control. I'm trying to figure out the best way to command them.
I don't think they use a straigth PI - I think they at a minimum have some sort of deadbanding.

If I had to guess from my experience, I would suppose they use just P.

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