Speed PID Function

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Originally Posted by John_1102

As far as I know PID Control is normally applied to move a motor, ei. an arm or wheel to a set target/position/distance.

What I NEED to implement is a speed based PID method.
I input a rate.
In my java encoder.java class it lists a method getRate();
I suspect this works by returning......a rate which I could use to set my speed.

from the rate/speed I input... I need to implement a PID method so when voltage drops or a ball passes through the shooter I am using, the POWER % will increase to compensate to allow the shooter to hold a constant SPEED.

Not a consensus, but teams have reported success using a controller using feedforward and the "I" term of a PID.

Here are some links which may be of interest:

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