Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based control of six DOF robot manipulator

The dynamics of robot manipulators are highly nonlinear with strong couplings existing between joints and are frequently subjected to structured and unstructured uncertainties. Fuzzy Logic Controller can very well describe the desired system behavior with simple “if-then” relations owing the designer to derive “if-then” rules manually by trial and error. On the other hand, Neural Networks perform function approximation of a system but cannot interpret the solution obtained neither check if its solution is plausible. The two approaches are complementary. Combining them, Neural Networks will allow learning capability while Fuzzy-Logic will bring knowledge representation (Neuro-Fuzzy). This paper presents the control of six degrees of freedom robot arm (PUMA Robot) using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) based PD plus I controller. Numerical simulation using the dynamic model of six DOF robot arm shows the effectiveness of the approach in trajectory tracking problems. Comparative evaluation with respect to PID, Fuzzy PD+I controls are presented to validate the controller design. The results presented emphasize that a satisfactory tracking precision could be achieved using ANFIS controller than PID and Fuzzy PD+I controllers