Title
Robust Trajectory Tracking Control for Variable Stiffness Actuators With Model Perturbations.
Abstract
Variable Stiffness Actuators (VSAs) have been introduced to develop new-generation compliant robots. However, the control of VSAs is still challenging because of model perturbations such as parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. This paper proposed a non-linear disturbance observer (NDOB)-based composite control approach to control both stiffness and position of VSAs under model perturbations. Compared with existing non-linear control approaches for VSAs, the distinctive features of the proposed approach include: (1) A novel modeling method is applied to analysis the VSA dynamics under complex perturbations produced by parameter uncertainties, external disturbances, and flexible deflection; (2) A novel composite controller integrated feedback linearization with NDOB is developed to increase tracking accuracy and robustness against uncertainties. Both simulations and experiments have verified the effectiveness of the proposed method on VSAs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3389/fnbot.2019.00035
FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
variable stiffness actuator,nonlinear disturbance observer,compliant actuator,feedback linearization,composite control,model perturbations
Control theory,Nonlinear system,Computer science,Control theory,Nonlinear control,Feedback linearization,Robustness (computer science),Parametric statistics,Artificial intelligence,Robust control,Observer (quantum physics),Machine learning
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
13
1662-5218
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zhao Guo15511.51
Jiantao Sun221.04
Jie Ling3116.84
Yongping Pan466037.53
Xiaohui Xiao52313.56