Patent ID: 7542810
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for performing user controllable autotuning of a PID controller, comprising: displaying at least one graphical user input (GUI) element for indicating a desired qualitative performance characteristic of a PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller; receiving user input to the at least one GUI element, wherein the user input indicates the desired qualitative performance characteristic of the PID controller after execution of a PID controller autotuning algorithm, wherein the desired qualitative performance characteristic of the PID comprises one or more of: stiffness; or response time; wherein the at least one GUI element comprises: automatically deriving one or more parameter values for the PID controller autotuning algorithm based on the indicated qualitative performance characteristic; configuring the PID controller autotuning algorithm in accordance with the one or more parameter values by applying the one or more parameter values to the PID controller autotuning algorithm, wherein said configuring produces a configured PID controller autotuning algorithm; and executing the configured PID controller autotuning algorithm to tune the PID controller in accordance with the indicated qualitative performance characteristic.