Robust control of flexible manipulators via mu-synthesis Academic Article

abstract

• An experimental flexible arm serves as testbed to investigate the efficacy of the -synthesis design technique in the control of flexible manipulators. A linearized model of the testbed is derived for control design. Discrepancies and errors between the linearized model and the physical system are accounted for in the control design via uncertainty models. These uncertainties include: unmodeled high-frequency dynamics, errors in natural frequencies and damping levels and actuator and sensor errors. Colocated and noncolocated controllers are designed using -synthesis. It is observed, theoretically and experimentally, that the -synthesis design technique is a viable control tool for tip tracking with flexible manipulators. 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

authors

• Karkoub, Mansour

published proceedings

• CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE

author list (cited authors)

• Karkoub, M., Balas, G., Tamma, K., & Donath, M.

citation count

• 41

complete list of authors

• Karkoub, M||Balas, G||Tamma, K||Donath, M

publication date

• July 2000

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Control Engineering Practice  Journal

keywords

• Flexible Manipulators
• Mu-synthesis
• ROBUST CONTROL

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/S0967-0661(00)00006-X

start page

• 725

end page

• 734

volume

• 8

issue

• 7

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0661(00)00006-x