Robust trajectory tracking control of cable-driven parallel robots

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, a robust tracking controller is designed for fully constrained cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs). One of the main challenges of controller design for this...     

Adaptive sliding mode disturbance observer-based composite trajectory tracking control for robot manipulator with prescribed performance

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, the problem of the composite trajectory tracking control for robot manipulator with lumped uncertainties including unmodeled dynamics and external disturbances...     

索牵引并联机器人静态平衡位置的正解研究

研究了一种大跨度但运动缓慢的索牵引并联机器人的位置正解问题,此时可认为系统处于静平衡状态,但必须考虑柔索垂度的影响。索牵引并联机器人的静态平衡位置的正解就是确定机器人末端执行器的位置和姿态,使得系统能在给定的柔索长度下处于静平衡状态。这涉及到系统的非线性力学分析而不仅仅是一个几何问题。本文采用悬链线方程描述柔索的力学特性,结合索端位移与机器人末端执行器位移之间的关系推导出机器人的末端执行器位移与索长变化之间的增量关系,据此提出一种迭代策略完成正解计算。数值算例验证了本文方法的有效性。     

Robust trajectory tracking control for a laboratory helicopter

This paper presents a robust nonlinear control strategy to deal with the trajectory tracking control problem for a laboratory helicopter. The helicopter model is considered as a nominal one with uncertainties such as unmodeled nonlinear dynamics, parametric uncertainties, and external disturbances. The proposed control approach incorporates the feedback linearization technique (FLT) and the signal compensation technique. The FLT is first applied to achieve the linearization of the nominal nonlinear model for reducing the conservation of the robust compensator design. A nominal controller based on the linear quadratic regulation method is designed for the linearized nominal system, whereas a robust compensator is introduced to restrain the influences of the uncertainties. It is shown that the trajectory tracking errors of the closed-loop system are ultimately bounded, and the boundaries can be specified by choosing the controller parameters. Simulation and experimental results on the lab helicopter verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Trajectory planning and tracking control for autonomous bicycle robot

Control of the autonomous bicycle robot offers considerable challenges to the field of robotics due to its nonholonomic, underactuated, and nonminimum-phase properties. Furthermore, instability and complex dynamic coupling make the trajectory planning of the bicycle robot even more challenging. In this paper, we consider both trajectory planning and tracking control of the autonomous bicycle robot. The desired motion trajectory of the contact point of the bicycle’s rear wheel is constructed using the parameterized polynomial curve that can connect two given endpoints with associated tangent angles. The parameters of the polynomial curve are determined by minimizing the maximum of the desired roll angle’s equilibrium of the bicycle, and this optimization problem is solved by the particle swarm optimization algorithm. Then, a control scheme that can achieve full-state trajectory tracking while maintaining the bicycle’s balance is proposed by combining a planar trajectory tracking controller with a roll angle balance controller. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Adaptive fixed-time trajectory tracking control for Mars entry vehicle

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper develops a fixed-time trajectory tracking control scheme for Mars entry vehicle under uncertainty. First, a novel fixed-time nonsingular terminal sliding mode...     

Rate-dependent asymmetric hysteresis modeling and robust adaptive trajectory tracking for piezoelectric micropositioning stages

Nonlinear Dynamics - Hysteresis is an inherent characteristic of piezoelectric materials that can be determined by not only the historical input but also the input signal frequency. Hysteresis...     

Geometric finite-time inner-outer loop trajectory tracking control strategy for quadrotor slung-load transportation

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper presents a geometric finite-time inner-outer loop control strategy for slung payload transportation using a quadrotor. The underactuated nature of the quadrotor in...     

Lyapunov-based control and trajectory tracking of a 6-DOF flapping wing micro aerial vehicle

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this work, a high-fidelity nonlinear and time-periodic six degrees-of-freedom dynamic model of a flapping wing micro aerial vehicle has been developed. The model utilized...     

Adaptive trajectory tracking control of vector propulsion unmanned surface vehicle with disturbances and input saturation

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper presents an adaptive trajectory tracking controller with full state feedback for vector propulsion unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The controller solves the problem...     

Dynamics and trajectory planning of a planar flipping robot

In this paper, a new planar one-legged robot model is firstly proposed, which, unlike previous one-legged robot with springy legs, consists of three revolute joints. Then a novel manner of one-legged locomotion (i.e., ballistic flip) is designed for this robot. A complete flipping gait cycle is composed of four phases: two stance phases and two flight phases. During flight phases, no active control is needed on the knee joint. Rotational motion and translational motion is decoupled from each other in flight phases. Landing of the robot is regarded as an inelastic impulsive impact. During stance phases, the robot model can be simplified as a two-degree-of-freedom rigid manipulator. Based on analysis of kinematics and dynamics of the flip robot, trajectory planning of cyclic flip gait is formulized as a problem of numerical optimization subject to nonlinear constraints such as positive reaction force of ground and finite torque of the joints. One potential application of the flipping robot is space exploration, which urgently requires the legged locomotive robots to be light-weighted and energy efficient.     

绳驱桁架结构伸展臂的主动振动控制

伸展臂由于受到空间温度变化和卫星机动动作的影响,不可避免地会产生振动。在阻尼较低的空间环境中,这种振动衰减较慢,影响伸展臂的正常工作。因此,合适的振动控制方法对于伸展臂的正常工作至关重要。本文采用拉绳作为作动器的空间桁架结构伸展臂,研究其作动绳上铰链串联顺序的优化和模型预测控制律的设计,这两部分内容均考虑了作动绳的单边约束和饱和约束。首先,通过ANSYS软件获取结构的模态信息;然后结合系统可控性原理和遗传算法计算出作动绳上铰链串联最优顺序;最后,在数值仿真中,通过设计的控制率对一个由四个单元组成的桁架结构伸展臂的振动控制过程进行仿真分析。结果表明,提出的作动绳串联铰链的方式能够有效抑制伸展臂的振动。     

A time-specified nonsingular terminal sliding mode control approach for trajectory tracking of robotic airships

Nonlinear Dynamics - The robotic airships provide potential aerial platforms for various applications and require robust trajectory tracking to support these tasks. A time-specified nonsingular...     

Dynamic modeling of a revolute-prismatic flexible robot arm fabricated from advanced composite materials

A dynamic model for a two degree-of-freedom planar robot arm is derived in this study. The links of the arm, connected to prismatic and revolute joints, are considered to be flexible. They are assumed to be fabricated from either aluminum or laminated composite materials. The model is derived based on the Timoshenko beam theory in order to account for the rotary inertia and shear deformation. These effects are significant in modeling flexible links connected to prismatic joints. The deflections of the links are approximated by using a shear-deformable beam finite element. Hamilton's principle is implemented to derive the equations describing the combined rigid and flexible motions of the arm. The resulting equations are coupled and highly nonlinear. In view of the large number of equations involved and their geometric nonlinearity (topological and quadratic), the solution of the equations of motion is obtained numerically by using a stiff integrator.The digital simulation studies examine the interaction between the flexible and the rigid body motions of the robot arm, investigate the improvement in the accuracy of the model by considering the flexibility of all rather than some of the links of the arm, assess the significance of the rotary inertia and shear deformation, and illustrate the advantages of using advanced composites in the structural design of robotic manipulators.     

High-order sliding mode observer-based trajectory tracking control for a quadrotor UAV with uncertain dynamics

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper investigates the trajectory tracking problem of the quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with consideration of both attitude and position dynamics. First of all,...     

Airship horizontal trajectory tracking control based on Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC)

Aiming at flight property of airship, a trajectory tracking controller of airship horizontal model is designed based on active disturbance rejection control (ADRC). The six Degree of Freedom (DOF) dynamic model of airship is simplified at a horizontal plane. ADRC is used to realize the decoupling control for the multivariable system. The uncertain items of the model and external disturbances are estimated by the extended state observer (ESO) and dynamic feedback compensation is carried on at real time. The disturbance of wind is added to the simulation environment. The simulation results show that the designed tracking controller can overcome the influences of uncertain items of the model and external disturbances, and track the desired trajectory rapidly and steadily, and possess good robustness and control performances.     

Event-triggered-based cooperative game optimal tracking control for modular robot manipulator with constrained input

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, a cooperative game optimal tracking control method based on event-triggered mechanism for constrained input modular robot manipulators (MRMs) system is...     

Dynamic modeling and control of a rotating piezo-bonded beam-mass system

A variational finite element method is used to derive the dynamic equations for a high speed rotating beam-mass system with embedded piezoelectric materials. Two piezoelectric layers are attached on the beam surfaces. The layer on the top surface is used for sensing and monitoring. The layer on the bottom surface is used for feedback control. The objective is to develop a simple finite element based dynamic model which can be used for structural characterization, monitoring and control. The structural dynamics introduced by the gyroscopic effect is included in the model. The nodal displacements of the structure are monitored by the output voltage level of the sensing layer. The voltage induced by the sensing layer is negatively fed back to the control layer for the adjustment of nodal displacements. Several simulation examples are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed finite element based control model.