Fuzzy control experiments on DC drives using various inference connectives

We investigate the functionality of fuzzy inference connectives for control. In particular, we employ selected conjunction, implication and aggregation operators, extensively used in the specialized literature, for speed control of a DC drive. The problem is approached from a practical perspective: we analyze the effect of the different connectives on the rise time performance index of the speed response obtained both in simulation and laboratory tests. Rather than the mere optimization of the DC drive, the object of the paper is the analysis of the key fuzzy controller (FC) features, in order to carry out an in-depth study of the FC operation and take full advantage of its potential