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This paper implements Fractional Order PID (FOPID) controller to control the rotate angle of a Single Link Flexible Manipulator (SLFM). The optimum parameters were found using Genetic Algorithm where a cost function based on the Integral Sqarred Error, ISE, index (cost/objective function) was minimized. The basic model is presented and the operating principle of the device is discussed. A control scheme to increase the system damping and improve the system response is proposed where a FOPID controller is used. To show the effectiveness of the designed controller, its responses, following divers tests, were compared to those obtained using an optimized PID with GA and using the same cost function. The results show encouragement to pursue further this research axis.

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