Robust adaptive control of coordinated multiple mobile manipulators

In this paper, we investigate robust adaptive controls of multiple mobile manipulators carrying a common object in a cooperative manner with unknown inertia parameters and disturbances. First, a concise dynamics consisting of the dynamics of mobile manipulators and the geometrical constraints betwee...

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Published in:Mechatronics (Oxford) 2008-06, Vol.18 (5), p.239-250
Main Authors: Li, Zhijun, Ge, Shuzhi Sam, Wang, Zhuping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptative systems
Applied sciences
Computer science
control theory
systems
Control system analysis
Control system synthesis
Control theory. Systems
Coordination
Exact sciences and technology
Internal force
Mobile manipulator
Robotics
Robust adaptive control
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Summary:In this paper, we investigate robust adaptive controls of multiple mobile manipulators carrying a common object in a cooperative manner with unknown inertia parameters and disturbances. First, a concise dynamics consisting of the dynamics of mobile manipulators and the geometrical constraints between the end-effectors and the object is developed for coordinated multiple mobile manipulators. Subsequently, we design robust adaptive controls where parametric uncertainties are compensated by adaptive update techniques and the disturbances are suppressed. The controls ensure that the output tracking errors of the system converge to zero whereas the internal force tracking error remains bounded and can be made arbitrarily small. Throughout this paper, feedback control design and stability analysis are performed via explicit Lyapunov techniques. Simulation studies on the control of coordinated two wheels driven mobile manipulators show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
ISSN:0957-4158
1873-4006
DOI:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2008.01.001