In this paper, we will compare the closed loop control performance of interval type-2 fuzzy PID controller with the type-1 fuzzy PID and conventional PID controllers counterparts for the Magnetic Levitation Plant. We will also compare the control performance of the interval type-2 fuzzy PID controller with the self-tuning type-1 fuzzy PID controllers. The internal structures of implemented controllers are firstly examined and then the design parameters of each controller are optimized for a given reference trajectory. The paper also show the effect of the extra degree of freedom provided by antecedent membership functions of interval type-2 fuzzy logic controller on the closed loop system performance. The real-time experiments are accomplished on an unstable nonlinear system, QUANSER Magnetic Levitation Plant, in order to show the superiority of the optimized interval type-2 fuzzy PID controller compared to optimized PID and type-1 counterparts.
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