The theory of algorithm for improving bacterial feed is considered one of the important theories in advanced research and has been widely accepted for a global improvement algorithm to solve problems of control in improvement research in non-linear systems, which have become among the interests of researchers in this field .In our work, a new method for design of a bacteria foraging algorithm principle based on Proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID) for three degree of freedom (3DoF) helicopter system. This paper presents a method to stabilize pitch, roll and travel angle of the helicopter system using optimization technique based on bacterial foraging (BF) algorithm is used to tune the fractional order PID controller parameters by reducing the objective performance parameters. Transient and constant case responses are found to be appropriate. The result reveals that BF provides a good synthesis algorithm. In addition, BF-FOPID works better than BF-PID controller for the 3DoF helicopter model.