CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE JOINT ROBOT MANIPULATORS BY COMPENSATING FLEXIBILITY

Authors

  • Mohammad Mehdi Fateh Department of Electrical and Robotic Engineering, Shahrood University Of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
  • Sareh Ahmadi Department of Electrical and Robotic Engineering, Shahrood University Of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
Abstract:

A flexible-joint robot manipulator is a complex system because it is nonlinear, multivariable, highly coupled along with joint flexibility and uncertainty. To overcome flexibility, several methods have been proposed based on flexible model. This paper presents a novel method for controlling flexible-joint robot manipulators. A novel control law is presented by compensating flexibility to form a rigid robot and then control methods for rigid robots are applied. Feedback linearization and direct adaptive fuzzy control, based on rigid model, are designed with torque control strategy. A decentralized adaptive fuzzy controller is designed because of simplicity and ease of implementation. Effectiveness of the proposed control approach is demonstrated by simulations, using a three-joint articulated flexible-joint robot, driven by permanent magnet dc motors.

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Journal title

volume 15  issue 4

pages  57- 71

publication date 2018-08-30

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