Comand shaping, a feedforward approach used to control flexible manipulators, performs most effectively when applied to a linear system. In practice, various nonlinearities are present in a given system that will deteriorate the performance of command shaping. In this work, a multirate repetitive learning controller (MRLC) is used in conjunction with a command shaping method known as the optimal arbitrary time-delay filter (OATF) for discrete-time joint control of a single flexible link manipulator containing nonlinearities. With very little a priori knowledge of the given system, a MRLC is able to cancel the repetitive tracking errors caused by nonlinearities at select frequencies and thereby achieve near-perfect tracking of a periodic reference trajectory. By doing this, a MRLC controls the joint of the flexible link manipulator to follow a given shaped command more closely, thus allowing the OATF to more effectively attenuate residual manipulator tip vibrations. It is shown both analytically and experimentally that this combined control strategy is more effective than a conventional PID and OATF controller at attenuating residual tip vibrations.
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Combining a Multirate Repetitive Learning Controller With Command Shaping for Improved Flexible Manipulator Control
Nader Sadegh,
e-mail: nader.sadegh@me.gatech.edu
Nader Sadegh
School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332
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Wayne J. Book
e-mail: wayne.book@me.gatech.edu
Wayne J. Book
School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332
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Sungsoo Rhim
Ai-Ping Hu
Nader Sadegh
School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332
e-mail: nader.sadegh@me.gatech.edu
Wayne J. Book
School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332
e-mail: wayne.book@me.gatech.edu
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems and Control Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received by the Dynamic Systems and Control Division February 10, 1999. Associate Editor: P. Voulgaris.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Sep 2001, 123(3): 385-390 (6 pages)
Published Online: February 10, 1999
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Rhim, S., Hu, A., Sadegh, N., and Book, W. J. (February 10, 1999). "Combining a Multirate Repetitive Learning Controller With Command Shaping for Improved Flexible Manipulator Control ." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. September 2001; 123(3): 385–390. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1387445
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