The shadowed type-2 fuzzy systems are used more frequently today as they provide an alternative to classical fuzzy logic. The primary purpose of fuzzy logic is to simulate reasoning in a computer. This work aims to use shadowed type-2 fuzzy systems (ST2-FS) to dynamically adapt the crossing parameter of differential evolution (DE). To test the performance of the dynamic crossing parameter, the motor position control problem was used, which contains an interval type-2 fuzzy system (IT2-FS) for controlling the motor. A comparison is made between the original DE and the algorithm using shadowed type-2 fuzzy systems (DE-ST2-FS), as well as a comparison with the results of other state-of-the-art metaheuristics.