scholarly journals The Boltzmann-Hamel equations for the optimal control of mechanical systems with nonholonomic constraints

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared M. Maruskin ◽  
Anthony M. Bloch
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Nonholonomic Constraints ◽  
Boltzmann Hamel Equations

On the Boltzmann-Hamel Equations of Motion: A Vectorial Treatment

1994 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Papastavridis
Keyword(s):  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Nonholonomic Constraints ◽  
Discrete Mechanical Systems ◽  
The Common ◽  
Boltzmann Hamel Equations ◽  
Nonlinear Velocity

This paper presents a direct vectorial derivation of the famous Boltzmann-Hamel equations of motion of discrete mechanical systems, in general nonlinear nonholonomic coordinates and under general nonlinear (velocity) nonholonomic constraints. The connection between particle and system vectors is stressed throughout, in all relevant kinematic and kinetic quantities/principles/theorems. The specialization of these results to the common case of linear nonholonomic coordinates and linear nonholonomic (i.e., Pfaffian) constraints is carried out in the paper’s Appendix.

Discrete Mechanics and Optimal Control Applied to Mechanical Systems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Afonso Acampora Prado ◽  
Davi Ferreira de Castro ◽  
Mauricio Andrés Varela Morales ◽  
Domingos Rade
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Discrete Mechanics

Maximum load carrying capacity of mobile manipulators: optimal control approach

Robotica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Korayem ◽  
A. Nikoobin ◽  
V. Azimirad
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Optimal Control Problem ◽  
Control Problem ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Nonholonomic Constraints ◽  
Maximum Load ◽  
Mobile Manipulators ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Maximum Payload ◽  
Load Carrying

SUMMARYIn this paper, finding the maximum load carrying capacity of mobile manipulators for a given two-end-point task is formulated as an optimal control problem. The solution methods of this problem are broadly classified as indirect and direct. This work is based on the indirect solution which solves the optimization problem explicitly. In fixed-base manipulators, the maximum allowable load is limited mainly by their joint actuator capacity constraints. But when the manipulators are mounted on the mobile bases, the redundancy resolution and nonholonomic constraints are added to the problem. The concept of holonomic and nonholonomic constraints is described, and the extended Jacobian matrix and additional kinematic constraints are used to solve the extra DOFs of the system. Using the Pontryagin's minimum principle, optimality conditions for carrying the maximum payload in point-to-point motion are obtained which leads to the bang-bang control. There are some difficulties in satisfying the obtained optimality conditions, so an approach is presented to improve the formulation which leads to the two-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) solvable with available commands in different softwares. Then, an algorithm is developed to find the maximum payload and corresponding optimal path on the basis of the solution of TPBVP. One advantage of the proposed method is obtaining the maximum payload trajectory for every considered objective function. It means that other objectives can be achieved in addition to maximize the payload. For the sake of comparison with previous results in the literature, simulation tests are performed for a two-link wheeled mobile manipulator. The reasonable agreement is observed between the results, and the superiority of the method is illustrated. Then, simulations are performed for a PUMA arm mounted on a linear tracked base and the results are discussed. Finally, the effect of final time on the maximum payload is investigated, and it is shown that the approach presented is also able to solve the time-optimal control problem successfully.

scholarly journals Intrinsic Optimal Control for Mechanical Systems on Lie Group

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chao Liu ◽  
Shengjing Tang ◽  
Jie Guo
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Optimal Control Problem ◽  
Control Problem ◽  
Lie Group ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Geodesic Distance ◽  
Infinite Horizon ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Programming Approach

The intrinsic infinite horizon optimal control problem of mechanical systems on Lie group is investigated. The geometric optimal control problem is built on the intrinsic coordinate-free model, which is provided with Levi-Civita connection. In order to obtain an analytical solution of the optimal problem in the geometric viewpoint, a simplified nominal system on Lie group with an extra feedback loop is presented. With geodesic distance and Riemann metric on Lie group integrated into the cost function, a dynamic programming approach is employed and an analytical solution of the optimal problem on Lie group is obtained via the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. For a special case on SO(3), the intrinsic optimal control method is used for a quadrotor rotation control problem and simulation results are provided to show the control performance.

Contact/Impact in Hybrid Parameter Multiple Body Mechanical Systems—Extensions for Higher-Order Continuum Models

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan A. Barhorst
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Nonholonomic Constraints ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Constrained Motion ◽  
Momentum Exchange ◽  
Contact Impact ◽  
Systematic Formulation ◽  
Impact Motion ◽  
Boundary Equations ◽  
Hybrid Differential Equations

In recent work the author presented a systematic formulation of hybrid parameter multiple body mechanical systems (HPMBS) undergoing contact/impact motion. The method rigorously models all motion regimes of hybrid multiple body systems (i.e., free motion, contact/impact motion, and constrained motion), utilizing minimal sets of hybrid differential equations; Lagrange multipliers are not required. The contact/impact regime was modeled via the idea of instantaneously applied nonholonomic constraints. The technique previously presented did not include the possibility of continuum assumptions along the lines of Timoshenko beams, higher order plate theories, or rational theories considering intrinsic spin-inertia. In this technical brief, the above-mentioned method is extended to include the higher-order continuum assumptions which eliminates the continuum shortfalls from the previous work. The main contributions of this work include: 1) the previous work is rigorously extended, and 2) the fact that coefficients of restitution are not required for modeling the momentum exchange between motion regimes of HPMBS. The field and boundary equations provide the needed extra equations that are used to supply post-collision pointwise relationships for the generalized velocities and velocity fields.

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