Comparative Analysis of PID, SMC, SMC with PID Controller for Speed Control of DC Motor

In this thesis, sliding mode control (SMC) technique is used to control the speed of DC motor. The performance of the SMC is judged via MATLAB simulations using linear model of the DC motor and known disturbance. SMC is then compared with PID controller. The simulation result shows that the sliding mode controller (SMC) is superior controller than PID for the speed control of DC motor. Since the SMC is robust in presence of disturbances, the desired speed is perfectly tracked. The sliding mode control (SMC)can adapt itself to the parameter variations and external disturbances, problem of chattering parameter, resulting from discontinuous controller, is handled by sliding with smooth control action