Implementing Fractional PID Control for MagLev with SoftFRAC.

Nowadays, a realization of non-integer (fractional) order elements on a digital platform is a Widely researched problem. The theory of such dynamic components is relatively well grounded, however, many problems of implementation on a digital platform are still open. In this paper we consider real time fractional control of MagLev system. Classical methods of approximation and available toolboxes are unable to function in the fast discrete time environment. As a solution in this paper we use a novel library: SoftFRAC Which is dedicated for such control tasks. We illustrate library operation, controller design and present the application.