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Discrete optimal control for robot manipulators

Discrete optimal control for robot manipulators Purpose – Applying discrete linear optimal control to robot manipulators faces two challenging problems, namely nonlinearity and uncertainty. This paper aims to overcome nonlinearity and uncertainty to design the discrete optimal control for electrically driven robot manipulators. Design/methodology/approach – Two novel discrete optimal control approaches are presented. In the first approach, a control‐oriented model is applied for the discrete linear quadratic control while modeling error is estimated and compensated by a robust time‐delay controller. Instead of the torque control strategy, the voltage control strategy is used for obtaining an optimal control that is free from the manipulator dynamics. In the second approach, a discrete optimal controller is designed by using a particle swarm optimization algorithm. Findings – The first controller can overcome uncertainties, guarantee stability and provide a good tracking performance by using an online optimal algorithm whereas the second controller is an off‐line optimal algorithm. The first control approach is verified by stability analysis. A comparison through simulations on a three‐link electrically driven robot manipulator shows superiority of the first approach over the second approach. Another comparison shows that the first approach is superior to a bounded torque control approach in the presence of uncertainties. Originality/value – The originality of this paper is to present two novel optimal control approaches for tracking control of electrically driven robot manipulators with considering the actuator dynamics. The novelty is that the proposed control approaches are free from the robot's model by using the voltage control strategy. The first approach is a novel discrete linear quadratic control design supported by a time‐delay uncertainty compensator. The second approach is an off‐line optimal design by using the particle swarm optimization. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Emerald Publishing

Discrete optimal control for robot manipulators

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Emerald Publishing
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0332-1649
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10.1108/COMPEL-10-2012-0204
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Abstract

Purpose – Applying discrete linear optimal control to robot manipulators faces two challenging problems, namely nonlinearity and uncertainty. This paper aims to overcome nonlinearity and uncertainty to design the discrete optimal control for electrically driven robot manipulators. Design/methodology/approach – Two novel discrete optimal control approaches are presented. In the first approach, a control‐oriented model is applied for the discrete linear quadratic control while modeling error is estimated and compensated by a robust time‐delay controller. Instead of the torque control strategy, the voltage control strategy is used for obtaining an optimal control that is free from the manipulator dynamics. In the second approach, a discrete optimal controller is designed by using a particle swarm optimization algorithm. Findings – The first controller can overcome uncertainties, guarantee stability and provide a good tracking performance by using an online optimal algorithm whereas the second controller is an off‐line optimal algorithm. The first control approach is verified by stability analysis. A comparison through simulations on a three‐link electrically driven robot manipulator shows superiority of the first approach over the second approach. Another comparison shows that the first approach is superior to a bounded torque control approach in the presence of uncertainties. Originality/value – The originality of this paper is to present two novel optimal control approaches for tracking control of electrically driven robot manipulators with considering the actuator dynamics. The novelty is that the proposed control approaches are free from the robot's model by using the voltage control strategy. The first approach is a novel discrete linear quadratic control design supported by a time‐delay uncertainty compensator. The second approach is an off‐line optimal design by using the particle swarm optimization.

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COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jan 1, 2014

Keywords: Electric motors; Robotics; Nonlinear control systems; Optimal control; Optimal design

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