Title
Multi-model observer for position estimation and object contact detection of a flexible robotic actuator.
Abstract
This paper proposes a multi-model based approach that estimates joint position and collision detection of a lightweight electric actuator dedicated to manipulation tasks. Taking advantage of an optimized back-drivable mechatronic design, the use of proprioceptive measures at the motor level enables the estimation of the unmeasured terminal position of the mechanical motor-to-joint transmission and force contact disturbance. An accurate model of the actuated mechanical flexible transmission is theoretically introduced to precisely describe its non-linear dynamic behavior, and is reformulated into a polytopic form. Then, a multi-model observer-based estimator is synthesized for object contact detection strategy and joint position estimation without additional position/force sensor. A root-clustering synthesis is performed through Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) and is experimentally validated with a single degree-of-freedom manipulator.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/CCA.2012.6402383
CCA
Keywords
Field
DocType
collision avoidance,control system synthesis,electric actuators,flexible manipulators,force control,linear matrix inequalities,manipulator kinematics,mechatronics,observers,pattern clustering,position control,stability,LMI,actuated mechanical flexible transmission,collision detection,flexible robotic actuator,force contact disturbance,force sensor,joint position estimation,lightweight electric actuator,linear matrix inequalities,manipulation task,mechanical motor-to-joint transmission,motor level proprioceptive measure,multimodel observer-based estimator,nonlinear dynamic behavior,object contact detection strategy,optimized back-drivable mechatronic design,polytopic form,position sensor,root-clustering synthesis,single degree-of-freedom manipulator,terminal position estimation
Force sensor,Collision detection,Valve actuator,Control theory,Matrix (mathematics),Computer science,Control engineering,Observer (quantum physics),Mechatronics,Estimator,Actuator
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1085-1992
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Benoit Huard161.54
Mathieu Grossard2316.68
Sandrine Moreau341.17
Thierry Poinot49516.74