PID adaptive cruise control

[jremington]

Here is my suggestion again: read the "How to use this forum" post for hints on how to post.

But, if PID is programmed according to convention, these values should never be negative:

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double kp = (0 - 8);
double ki = (0 - 1);
double kd = (0 - 0);

Have you considered using K values other than integers? What are the extra zeros doing?

Study this overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller

[sandert93]

Thank you for the overview and the forum rules, i will carefully read them after work.

Here is my suggestion again: read the "How to use this forum" post for hints on how to post.

But, if PID is programmed according to convention, these values should never be negative:

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double kp = (0 - 8);
double ki = (0 - 1);
double kd = (0 - 0);

Have you considered using K values other than integers? What are the extra zeros doing?

Study this overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller

The reason why i made the K-terms negative is because i had to reverse the direction control. In my case the robot was speeding up when the measured distance became smaller. Somewhere in brett beauregard`s:" Improving the beginner`s PID tutorial" i saw this piece of code and gave it a try.
Here is the link: Improving the beginner's PID: Direction Control

i also tried other numbers than integers, these numbers are for testing purpose to see if the algorithm is working correct.

[jremington]

The reason why i made the K-terms negative is because i had to reverse the direction control

Reverse the output direction instead. This option is included in the library that you so desperately avoid.

[sandert93]

Reverse the output direction instead. This option is included in the library that you so desperately avoid.

Does changing the output direction not only change the direction of the wheels spinning?
The goal is to follow an object, so changing the output direction would move the robot away from the direction and increasing the error (because the wheels spin the other way) instead of keeping up at the object and decreasing.

Correct me if i`m wrong.

[jremington]

The PID algorithm does not specify which direction robot wheels should be spinning.

That is something you must do in your control program, using a motor controller. Speed and direction are separate inputs.