This document serves as a repository for content surrounding brushless DC motor control and Simulation. The following links will point to a list of various sources for code, documentation and examples.
Six-Phase Controller:
The following link provides example code and hardware suggestions for implementing a 6-phase control algorithm on a brushless DC motor using hall effect sensor feedback.
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2424
Sinusoidal (V/f) Controller:
The Volts per Hertz or Sinusoidal control algorithm applied to a brushless DC motor provides smooth actuation of the device. The following code demonstrates how to implement such a controller using a lookup table.
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2385
Field Oriented Controller:
This link contains information about hardware and software implementation of a field-oriented controller (FOC) applied to a permanent magnet synchronous machine.
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2386
Triangle-wave Generated PWM:
This link demonstrates how to use a triangle wave to generate a PWM signal. This method is frequently used in motor control.
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2387
Center-Aligned PWM Generator:
Frequently in half-bridge control, the PWM signal needs to be center-aligned. This example shows a quick way of doing this.
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2380
