The development of an experimental tactile sensor utilizing optical fibers is analyzed. In the first stage of this research, a single-point experimental force sensor was designed and manufactured. In the single-point ...
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The development of an experimental tactile sensor utilizing optical fibers is analyzed. In the first stage of this research, a single-point experimental force sensor was designed and manufactured. In the single-point sensor, light from an emitting fiber is reflected from the surface of a cantilever beam into a receiving fiber, and the intensity of the light reflected is continuously measured as the beam deflects due to applied force. The experimental sensor is designed such that it allows variation in design parameters to determine the best set of parameter values for optimal performance of the sensor. In the second stage of the research the optimal design parameters obtained from the single-point sensor experiments were used to design and manufacture a four-point prototype tactile sensor. This prototype sensor makes use of electrical amplification and digital conversion which can enable the force signals to provide tactile information to the controller of a multifingered hand.< >
Trajectory control of a manipulator constrained by the contact of the end-effector with the environment represents an important class of control problems. A method is proposed whereby both contact force exerted by the...
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Trajectory control of a manipulator constrained by the contact of the end-effector with the environment represents an important class of control problems. A method is proposed whereby both contact force exerted by the manipulator, and the position of the end-effector while in contact with the surface are controlled. The controller parameters are derived based on a linearized dynamic model of the manipulator during constrained motion. Hence the method is valid only in a neighborhood about the point of linearization. Additionally, a perfect kinematic model of the contact surface is assumed. The proposed method utilizes the fundamental structure of the dynamic formulation of the manipulator's constrained motion. With this formulation, the trajectory control problem is naturally expressed in terms of the state vector variables of the model of the constrained dynamic system. A detailed numerical example illustrates the proposed method.< >
This paper addresses the area of trajectory planning for point-to-point motion of two-arm manipulators. This type of motion is very suitable and sufficient for many industrial applications, where motion trajectories a...
This paper addresses the area of trajectory planning for point-to-point motion of two-arm manipulators. This type of motion is very suitable and sufficient for many industrial applications, where motion trajectories are planned for joint displacements (or velocities). In our previous paper we had introduced a position control scheme, which accepts preplanned motion joint trajectories as inputs to the controllers. This algorithm monitors the task space trajectory of the object carried by the two-arm manipulator, using a position control module, and re-computes some intermediate joint configurations in order not to drop (or excessively squeeze) the object. In this paper we present an off-line trajectory planning algorithm, which minimizes the probability of encountering excessive task space errors that would require the position control module to re-compute joint configurations. The proposed methods uses cubic polynomials for all joint trajectories as means of obtaining continuous velocities and accelerations throughout the motion. A two-loop multi-variable optimization algorithm is carried out to obtain optimal joint trajectories. The main objective of the optimization is: to minimize the number of intermediate joint configurations, to be used in fitting cubic splines to joint displacements, thus reducing computational burden during the real-time control of the arm. The primary constraint of the optimization problem is: to determine joint trajectories such that task space errors remains under specified tolerance values. Cet article traite d'un algorithme de génération de trajectories pour des déplacements d'un point A à un point B de manipulateurs à deux bras. Ce genre de mouvement, où les trajectoires sont prédéterminées pour le déplacement (ou la vitesse) des articulations, convient à un grand nombre d'applications industrielles. Dans un article précédent, nous avons établi un algorithme de commande de position, lequel accepte en tant que données d'entrée aux contr
Trajectory planning is an integral part of robotics. As the number of different robots and trajectories increases, some evaluation scheme to match a particular robot type with a particular trajectory becomes crucial. ...
Trajectory planning is an integral part of robotics. As the number of different robots and trajectories increases, some evaluation scheme to match a particular robot type with a particular trajectory becomes crucial. An evaluation technique of trajectory paths based on joint torque, work, and power requirements is presented in this paper. Upon specification of a robot kinematic configuration and a set of trajectories, a systematic evaluation of each trajectory is performed to determine the optimal trajectory for the configuration. This allows for the determination of the optimal trajectory for each manipulator configuration.
Trajectory control of a robot manipulator when motion is constrained by the environment represents an important class of control problems. We consider the problem of controlling the position and force of a robot manip...
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In this paper the global asymptotic connective stability of robotic manipulators during contact with a compliant work environment is demonstrated. This result is shown for a general class of nonlinear control laws tha...
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The problem of designing a robust controller for position and force control of a robot manipulator in both non-contact and contact tasks is considered. Using classical dynamics concepts, and under certain assumptions,...
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The problem of designing a robust controller for position and force control of a robot manipulator in both non-contact and contact tasks is considered. Using classical dynamics concepts, and under certain assumptions, a mathematical model for non-contact and contact tasks is developed. A controller based on proportional-integral (PI) and feedforward control is proposed for this model. A sufficient condition, which ensures that the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable, and the proposed controller are both presented. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations have shown that the proposed controller is robust with respect to perturbations in system parameters and joint friction force. It is shown in this paper, that there is no need to change the controller configuration when the robot comes into contact with the environment from free motion.
An approach is proposed to simultaneously control the contact forces exerted on a constraint surface and the position of the end-effector, both in the presence of frictional forces on the constraint surface. The appro...
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An approach is proposed to simultaneously control the contact forces exerted on a constraint surface and the position of the end-effector, both in the presence of frictional forces on the constraint surface. The approach, using a novel formulation of the dynamics model, is based on a linear state feedback. A feedforward and PI (proportional-integral) feedback control strategy is proposed along with a design procedure. Using the proposed control method the trajectory following problem is solved and the closed-loop system is shown to be asymptotically stable. Numerical examples of a two-link robot moving along a constraint surface are presented for illustration.< >
Some aspects of automatic deburring by a robot are considered. The strategy proposed is based on constrained motion control, in which both force and position of the robot are simultaneously controlled. However, in pra...
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Some aspects of automatic deburring by a robot are considered. The strategy proposed is based on constrained motion control, in which both force and position of the robot are simultaneously controlled. However, in practice, a robot may be in free unconstrained motion before it comes in contact with the environment. In order to control the deburring operation without switching controllers for the unconstrained and constrained motions respectively, an additional controller is proposed, and a control strategy is used so that these three controllers for the robot are automatically switched. This ensures that the robot is stable during the whole process of deburring. A numerical example of a deburring process with a two degrees-of-freedom robot is presented for illustration.< >
An approach to motion and force control of multiple coordinated robot arms based on an adaptive scheme is developed. The adaptation law uses Popov hyperstability theory to estimate online the uncertain parameters of m...
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An approach to motion and force control of multiple coordinated robot arms based on an adaptive scheme is developed. The adaptation law uses Popov hyperstability theory to estimate online the uncertain parameters of multiple robot arms and payload. The approach can be used to control the motion of an object held by the arms, the contact forces between the object and the environment, and the internal forces that do not contribute to the motion and the contact forces. Three subsystem error equations are generated, i.e. a position error subsystem, a contact force error subsystem, and an internal force error subsystem. The unknown parameters of the multiple coordinated robot arms and the object are estimated in terms of the three error subsystem equations. It is shown that the proposed adaptive control scheme improves the position and internal and contact force tracking accuracy of a class of systems with an uncertain knowledge of the dynamic model.< >
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