Proxy-based Sliding Mode Control of a Planar Pneumatic Manipulator
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Robotics Research
- Vol. 28 (2), 266-284
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364908095842
Abstract
For a robotic system that shares its workspace with humans and physically interacts with them, safety is of paramount importance. In order to build a safe system, safety has to be considered in both hardware and software (control). In this paper, we present the safe control of a two-degree-of-freedom planar manipulator actuated by Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles. Owing to its low weight and inherent compliance, the system hardware has excellent safety characteristics. In traditional control methods, safety and good tracking are often impossible to combine. This is different in the case of Proxy-Based Sliding Mode Control (PSMC), a novel control method introduced by Kikuuwe and Fujimoto. PSMC combines responsive and accurate tracking during normal operation with smooth, slow and safe recovery from large position errors. It can also make the system behave compliantly to external disturbances. We present both task- and joint-space implementations of PSMC applied to the pneumatic manipulator, and compare their performance with PID control. Good tracking results are obtained, especially with the joint-space implementation. Safety is evaluated by means of the Head Injury Criterion and by the maximum interaction force in the case of collision. It is found that in spite of the hardware safety features, the system is unsafe when under PID control. PSMC, on the other hand, provides increased safety as well as good tracking.Keywords
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