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Main Authors: Elele, Martin Joel Mouk, Pau, Danilo, Zhuang, Shixin, Facchinetti, Tullio
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00532
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  • The deployment of neural networks on resource-constrained micro-controllers has gained momentum, driving many advancements in Tiny Neural Networks. This paper introduces a tiny feed-forward neural network, TinyFC, integrated into the Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs). Proportional-Integral (PI) controllers are widely used in FOC for their simplicity, although their limitations in handling nonlinear dynamics hinder precision. To address this issue, a lightweight 1,400 parameters TinyFC was devised to enhance the FOC performance while fitting into the computational and memory constraints of a micro-controller. Advanced optimization techniques, including pruning, hyperparameter tuning, and quantization to 8-bit integers, were applied to reduce the model's footprint while preserving the network effectiveness. Simulation results show the proposed approach significantly reduced overshoot by up to 87.5%, with the pruned model achieving complete overshoot elimination, highlighting the potential of tiny neural networks in real-time motor control applications.