In this paper. a control method based on finite element analysis is presented to improve the control characteristics of t the permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM). In the control method. additional compensation current is a added to the conventional control current according to the position of mover. The characteristics of thrust ripple a according to the position of mover and the current are analyzed by using finite element method (FEM). And. the value of current to compensate the thrust ripple due to the cog밍ng force is calculated from the analysis results. The c characteristics according to control method are compared in case of speed control. and to conform the validity of the p presented method, a test set is built and experiments are performed.