javaclient2.extra
Class PDController

java.lang.Object
  javaclient2.extra.Controller
      javaclient2.extra.PDController

public class PDController
extends Controller

Proportional-Derivative controller implementation.

Author:

Radu Bogdan Rusu

Field Summary

protected float	kd Derivative constant
protected float	kp Proportional constant

Fields inherited from class javaclient2.extra.Controller

currE, eSum, goal, lastE

Constructor Summary

PDController(float Kp, float Kd)
Constructor for PDController.

Method Summary

float	getCommand(float currentOutput) Calculate and return the controller's command for the controlled system.
float	getKd() Get the current value of the derivative constant.
float	getKp() Get the current value of the proportional constant.
void	setKd(float newKd) Set a new value for the derivative constant.
void	setKp(float newKp) Set a new value for the proportional constant.

Methods inherited from class javaclient2.extra.Controller

deltaE, setGoal

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

kp

protected float kp

Proportional constant

kd

protected float kd

Derivative constant

Constructor Detail

PDController

public PDController(float Kp,
                    float Kd)

Constructor for PDController.

Parameters:

Kp - the proportional constant

Kd - the derivative constant

Method Detail

getCommand

public float getCommand(float currentOutput)

Calculate and return the controller's command for the controlled system.

Parameters:

currentOutput - the current output of the system

Returns:

the new calculated command for the system

getKp

public float getKp()

Get the current value of the proportional constant.

Returns:

Kp as a double

setKp

public void setKp(float newKp)

Set a new value for the proportional constant.

Parameters:

newKp - the new value for Kp

getKd

public float getKd()

Get the current value of the derivative constant.

Returns:

Kd as a double

setKd

public void setKd(float newKd)

Set a new value for the derivative constant.

Parameters:

newKd - the new value for Kd