Title
Artificial neural networks for feedback control of a human elbow hydraulic prosthesis.
Abstract
The paper addresses feedback control of actuated prostheses based on the Stewart platform parallel mechanism. In such a problem it is essential to apply a feasible numerical method to determine in real time the solution of the forward kinematics, which is highly nonlinear and characterized by analytical indetermination. In this paper, the forward kinematics problem for a human elbow hydraulic prosthesis developed by the research group of Polytechnic of Bari is solved using artificial neural networks as an effective and simple method to obtain in real time the solution of the problem while limiting the computational effort. We show the effectiveness of the technique by designing a PID controller that governs the arm motion thanks to the provided neural computation of the forward kinematics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1016/j.neucom.2013.05.066
Neurocomputing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Human prosthesis,Forward kinematics,Artificial neural networks,Simulation,Control,Parallel mechanism
Nonlinear system,Control theory,Models of neural computation,Artificial intelligence,Artificial neural network,Elbow,PID controller,Simulation,Forward kinematics,Stewart platform,Numerical analysis,Mathematics,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
137
0925-2312
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.50
9
6