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Re: how do I ramp up the wheels slowly

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Originally Posted by seanl View Post
are there any documentation on using a PID controller being that i am a novice at labview programming. And is there an advantage to using a PID controller over the method stated above?
PID controllers are very powerful, but in this case they are probably over-kill.

I would recommend using one here in place of a leaky integrator only for the learning experience - you will find it very helpful in the future. That being said, leaky integrator is probably the way to go here if you are aiming for simple.