Robust Control of Dual-Stage Cable Suspended Robots With Input Constraints for Cargo Handling

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ryeok Oh ◽  
Kalyan Mankala ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal ◽  
James S. Albus
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Input Constraints ◽  
Cargo Handling ◽  
Cable Robot ◽  
Transfer Operation ◽  
Dual Stage ◽  
Positive Input ◽  
Skin To Skin

Skin to skin transfer of cargo is a very challenging task. In a typical skin-to-skin transfer operation, the end-effector and the target are located on different ships and hence subjected to disturbances, which are not in phase. Hence, this transfer operation can be unstable unless the sea condition is properly accounted for. The cable robot should be designed for a versatile motion to track the target. NIST has proposed a dual-stage cable robot, each with six-degrees-of-freedom for this purpose. In this paper, the robust controller of the dual-stage cable robot with positive input constraints is developed which can assure robust tracking of the target in the presence of the disturbance due to the pitch, roll, and yaw motion of a ship, as well as a translation motion. Also, Pointwise optimization techniques are incorporated in order to generate feasible desired trajectories, which satisfy the input constraints. Simulations show the feasiblity of the proposed control method for the control of a dual-stage cable robot.

A Dual-Stage Planar Cable Robot: Dynamic Modeling and Design of A Robust Controller with Positive Inputs

2004 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 612-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ryeok Oh ◽  
Kalyan Mankala ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal ◽  
James S. Albus
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Robust Controller ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Six Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Cable Robot ◽  
Unknown Disturbances ◽  
Dual Stage ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Skin To Skin

Cable robots have potential usage for loading and unloading of cargo in shipping industries. A novel six-degrees-of-freedom two-stage cable robot has been proposed by NIST for skin-to-skin transfer of cargo. In this paper, we look at a planar version of this two-stage cable robot. The disturbance motion from the sea is considered while modeling the dynamics of robot. The problem of robust control of the end-effector in the presence of unknown disturbances, along with maintaining positive tensions in the cables, is tackled using redundancy of cables in the system. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the control strategy.

Controller Design for a Non-Redundant Cable Robot Under Input Constraint

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ryeok Oh ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Linearization ◽  
Controller Design ◽  
Reference Signal ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Input Constraints ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Cable Robot ◽  
Error Dynamics ◽  
Six Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Positive Input

Cable-suspended robots are structurally similar to parallel actuated robots but with the fundamental difference that cables can only pull the end-effector but not push it. From a scientific point of view, this feature makes feedback control of cable-suspended robots lot more challenging than their counterpart parallel actuated robot. In this paper, we look into control design for a non-redundant cable-suspended robot under positive input constraints. The design is based on feedback linearization controllers augmented with reference signal management. Reference signal management operates in accordance with the receding horizon strategy, by generating admissible reference signals which makes system not to violate the input constraints. An important issue in implementing predictive horizon algorithm for nonlinear systems is to predict the system behavior in a computationally efficient way. We show that feedback linearization controllers with reference signal management can offer an efficient way to predict the system’s future states, using the error dynamics of inner feedback loop. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by numerical simulation and laboratory experiments on a six degree-of-freedom suspended cable robot.

A Dual Stage Planar Cable Robot: Dynamic Modeling and Design of a Robust Controller With Positive Inputs

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ryeok Oh ◽  
Kalyan Mankala ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal ◽  
James S. Albus
Keyword(s):  
Robust Controller ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Cable Robot ◽  
Unknown Disturbances ◽  
Dual Stage ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Six Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Skin To Skin

Cable robots have been extensively used for loading and unloading of cargo in shipping industries. A novel six-degree of freedom two-stage cable robot has been proposed by NIST for skin-to-skin transfer of cargo. In this paper, we look at a planar version of this two-stage cable robot. The disturbance motion from the sea is considered while modeling the dynamics of robot. The problem of robust control of the end-effector in the presence of unknown disturbances, along with maintaining positive tensions in the cables, is tackled by using the idea of redundancy. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the control strategy.

scholarly journals A 4-DOF Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Physical Assistance: Design, Modeling, Control and Performance Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5865
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahsan Gull ◽  
Mikkel Thoegersen ◽  
Stefan Hein Bengtson ◽  
Mostafa Mohammadi ◽  
Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Tracking Control ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Trajectory Tracking Control ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
Human Upper Limb

Wheelchair mounted upper limb exoskeletons offer an alternative way to support disabled individuals in their activities of daily living (ADL). Key challenges in exoskeleton technology include innovative mechanical design and implementation of a control method that can assure a safe and comfortable interaction between the human upper limb and exoskeleton. In this article, we present a mechanical design of a four degrees of freedom (DOF) wheelchair mounted upper limb exoskeleton. The design takes advantage of non-backdrivable mechanism that can hold the output position without energy consumption and provide assistance to the completely paralyzed users. Moreover, a PD-based trajectory tracking control is implemented to enhance the performance of human exoskeleton system for two different tasks. Preliminary results are provided to show the effectiveness and reliability of using the proposed design for physically disabled people.

scholarly journals Design and validation of an MPC controller for CMG-based testbed

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Facchino ◽  
Atsushi Totsuka ◽  
Elisa Capello ◽  
Satoshi Satoh ◽  
Giorgio Guglieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Control ◽  
Attitude Control ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Input Constraints ◽  
Virtual Reference ◽  
Control Moment ◽  
Pyramidal Configuration ◽  
Actuation Systems ◽  
Constraints Satisfaction

AbstractIn the last years, Control Moment Gyros (CMGs) are widely used for high-speed attitude control, since they are able to generate larger torque compared to “classical” actuation systems, such as Reaction Wheels . This paper describes the attitude control problem of a spacecraft, using a Model Predictive Control method. The features of the considered linear MPC are: (i) a virtual reference, to guarantee input constraints satisfaction, and (ii) an integrator state as a servo compensator, to reduce the steady-state error. Moreover, the real-time implementability is investigated using an experimental testbed with four CMGs in pyramidal configuration, where the capability of attitude control and the optimization solver for embedded systems are focused on. The effectiveness and the performance of the control system are shown in both simulations and experiments.

scholarly journals Torque Ripple Suppression of PMSM Based on Robust Two Degrees-of-Freedom Resonant Controller

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015
Author(s):  
Mingfei Huang ◽  
Yongting Deng ◽  
Hongwen Li ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Meng Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Torque Ripple ◽  
Current Loop ◽  
Two Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Robust Stability Analysis ◽  
Resonant Controller ◽  
Testing Environments

This paper concentrates on a robust resonant control strategy of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) for electric drivers with model uncertainties and external disturbances to improve the control performance of the current loop. Firstly, to reduce the torque ripple of PMSM, the resonant controller with fractional order (FO) calculus is introduced. Then, a robust two degrees-of-freedom (Robust-TDOF) control strategy was designed based on the modified resonant controller. Finally, by combining the two control methods, this study proposes an enhanced Robust-TDOF regulation method, named as the robust two degrees-of-freedom resonant controller (Robust-TDOFR), to guarantee the robustness of model uncertainty and to further improve the performance with minimized periodic torque ripples. Meanwhile, a tuning method was constructed followed by stability and robust stability analysis. Furthermore, the proposed Robust-TDOFR control method was applied in the current loop of a PMSM to suppress the periodic current harmonics caused by non-ideal factors of inverter and current measurement errors. Finally, simulations and experiments were performed to validate our control strategy. The simulation and experimental results showed that the THDs (total harmonic distortion) of phase current decreased to a level of 0.69% and 5.79% in the two testing environments.

Analysis and Optimization of a New Differentially Driven Cable Parallel Robot

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Khakpour ◽  
Lionel Birglen ◽  
Souheil-Antoine Tahan
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
Cable Robot ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Two Indices ◽  
Three Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Cable Robots

In this paper, a new three degrees of freedom (DOF) differentially actuated cable parallel robot is proposed. This mechanism is driven by a prismatic actuator and three cable differentials. Through this design, the idea of using differentials in the structure of a spatial cable robot is investigated. Considering their particular properties, the kinematic analysis of the robot is presented. Then, two indices are defined to evaluate the workspaces of the robot. Using these indices, the robot is subsequently optimized. Finally, the performance of the optimized differentially driven robot is compared with fully actuated mechanisms. The results show that through a proper design methodology, the robot can have a larger workspace and better performance using differentials than the fully driven cable robots using the same number of actuators.

scholarly journals Flatness-Based Control of a Two Degrees-of-Freedom Platform With Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bou Saba ◽  
Paolo Massioni ◽  
Eric Bideaux ◽  
Xavier Brun
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Feedforward Control ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Two Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are an interesting type of actuators as they provide high power-to-weight and power-to-volume ratio. However, their efficient use requires very accurate control methods taking into account their complex and nonlinear dynamics. This paper considers a two degrees-of-freedom platform whose attitude is determined by three pneumatic muscles controlled by servovalves. An overactuation is present as three muscles are controlled for only two degrees-of-freedom. The contribution of this work is twofold. First, whereas most of the literature approaches the control of systems of similar nature with sliding mode control, we show that the platform can be controlled with the flatness-based approach. This method is a nonlinear open-loop controller. In addition, this approach is model-based, and it can be applied thanks to the accurate models of the muscles, the platform and the servovalves, experimentally developed. In addition to the flatness-based controller, which is mainly a feedforward control, a proportional-integral (PI) controller is added in order to overcome the modeling errors and to improve the control robustness. Second, we solve the overactuation of the platform by an adequate choice for the range of the efforts applied by the muscles. In this paper, we recall the basics of this control technique and then show how it is applied to the proposed experimental platform. At the end of the paper, the proposed approach is compared to the most commonly used control method, and its effectiveness is shown by means of experimental results.

Balancing Control of a Mobile Manipulator with Two Wheels by an Acceleration-Based Disturbance Observer

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeong-Geol Bae ◽  
Seul Jung
Keyword(s):  
Disturbance Observer ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Service Robot ◽  
Mobile Manipulator ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Six Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Inertia Model ◽  
Balancing Control

This paper presents the balancing control performance of a mobile manipulator built in the laboratory as a service robot called Korean robot worker (KOBOKER). The robot is designed and implemented with two wheels as a mobile base and two arms with six degrees-of-freedom each. Kinematics and dynamics of the robot are analyzed. For the balancing control performance, two wheels are controlled independently by the time-delayed control method based on the inertia model of the robot. The acceleration information obtained directly from the sensor is used for the modified disturbance observer structure called an acceleration-based disturbance observer (AbDOB). Experimental studies of the balancing control of the robot are conducted to compare the control performances by both a PID control method and an AbDOB.

MECHANISM AND GRASPING CONTROL METHOD OF FINGER AND HAND WITH 25 DEGREES OF FREEDOM

Biomechanisms ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (0) ◽  
pp. 219-230
Author(s):  
Toshio FUKUDA ◽  
Ken SHIMONAKA
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method
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