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Number 1 - March 2017
Volume 27 - 2017

Saturating stiffness control of robot manipulators with bounded inputs

María del Carmen Rodríguez-Liñán, Marco Mendoza, Isela Bonilla, César A. Chávez-Olivares

Abstract
A saturating stiffness control scheme for robot manipulators with bounded torque inputs is proposed. The control law is assumed to be a PD-type controller, and the corresponding Lyapunov stability analysis of the closed-loop equilibrium point is presented. The interaction between the robot manipulator and the environment is modeled as spring-like contact forces. The proper behavior of the closed-loop system is validated using a three degree-of-freedom robotic arm.

Keywords
bounded inputs, robot manipulator, saturation, stiffness control

DOI
10.1515/amcs-2017-0006