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Blatantly copied and pasted from a post made by PCW regarding H bridge drives:
Bare H-bridge drives running PM DC motors behave somewhat like velocity mode servos
(with quite low velocity feedback gain) So they end up being somewhere between velocity
and torque mode.
That is, you are setting the average motor drive voltage with the PWM value. This sets the
approximate motor velocity because the motor will accelerate to a velocity where the generated
back EMF is close to the supplied voltage. If the motor impedance was zero, you would have close
to a perfect velocity mode servo, but the impedance is substantial which leads to the low
inherent feedback gain.

Normally for Hbridges, I would start with a low P value and tune the D term as high as
possible without excessive buzzyness, then set FF1 so that the actual position does
not lead or lag the commanded position at full speed, then I would tune FF2 so that
the actual position does not lead or lag the commanded position during acceleration
Then I would tune P as high as possible without oscillation, overshoot and then when
everything else is close, add as much I term as possible without instability.
Thank you, PCW.
Please feel free to voice your advice, critique, additional info etc.

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