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Feedback control of convey systems Summary High transient stresses are induced when a conveyor belt changes its current status, especially during starting and stopping. These stresses are harmful to the system, which usually shorten the belt life span. And in some serious cases, they can even result in belt splice, belt and pulley structure damage. Therefore, controlled starting and stopping of the drives to the conveyor belt are always needed. In this paper, a feedback control method is introduced to reduce these transient stresses. A discrete strain-velocity model was developed which allows the analysis of the feedback control system to be performed. Comparisons between the step response of a normal open loop system and closed loop systems were made. One of the issues discussed here is the controllability of the system, which is an important factor when the closed loop system is implemented. Key words conveyor belt feedback control system damage closed loop systems Belt conveyor technology is still the most cost-effective way of transporting bulk solids continuously over a long distance. In the present day, it is widely used in many fields such as mining industries to transport coal, iron ore, limestone ect. Problem with this technology is the development of the standing waves in the belt during operations, especially at starting and stopping. These standing waves induce stresses to the belt life span, by causing belt splice or even belt and pulley structure damage. The cost of maintenance would be increased tremendously. Research is conducted to minimize the transient stresses and to lower the cost of maintenance. An initial method to overcome these stresses is to design the belt with a very high factor of safety (F.O.S), which typically has a value of ten to the desired operating F.O.S. However, this will incur high costs to the system. Nowaday, a widely used method reduces the rate of change of belt acceleration and deceleration (“jerk”or “shock”) b