Tuning of PID Controller using Glowworm Swarm Optimisation on a Satellite Attitude Control Reaction Wheel
Pulkit Sharma1, Vishnu G Nair2 

1Pulkit Sharma, Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 576104.
2Vishnu G Nair, Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 576104.

Manuscript received on 11 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 16 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 4205-4210 | Volume-8 Issue-2, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B3404078219/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B3404.078219
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Abstract: This paper attempts to use GSO algorithm to tune a PID controller that can be used to control a satellite using reaction wheels. These have a higher order transfer function and the controller will be more difficult to tune due to this. To do this, a satellite is chosen which controls its attitude using reactions wheels. An axis is chosen and the reaction wheel along this axis is taken into consideration. A PID controller is then attached to this system. PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) are one of the most popular controllers used due to their broad applications and easy to design nature. The PID controller is tuned using Glowworm Swarm Optimization (GSO) algorithm and then the system is checked against a step input. The optimization of the controller is done by minimizing the time weighed absolute error cost function.
Index Terms: Glowworm Swarm Optimisation (GSO) Algorithm, Optimisation, PID Tuning, Satellite attitude Control

Scope of the Article: Algorithm Engineering