Adaptive SMC for trajectory tracking in freeform grinding
This work is a first step to the automation of freeform surface grinding. A control strategy for a robotic manipulator following a path which includes switching between different surfaces, constant depths of cut and system-inherent as well as environmental uncertainties is presented. The sliding mode control scheme with adaptive parameter update law is verified through simulation.
Generation of efficient adjustment strategies for a fuzzy-neuro force controller using genetic algorithms - application to robot force control in an unknown environment
Abstract This paper presents an effective generation method of adjustment strategies for a fuzzy-neuro force controller (FNFC) of a robot manipulator in an unknown environment. In this method, strategies to adjust the FNFC in accordance with the environment dynamics are automatically generated in off-line manner using genetic algorithms (GA). The generated strategies are stored in a neural network and used for adjusting the FNFC in on-line. Therefore, the FNFC is automatically adjusted in accordance with the unknown dynamics of an environment using the generated strategies which are stored in the neural network. Fuzzy fitness evaluation method is proposed for the effective evolution of the neural network in the GA process. The effectiveness of the generated adjustment strategies of the FNFC has been evaluated by computer simulation with a 3DOF robot manipulator model.
Generation of an optimal architecture of neuro force controllers for robot manipulators in unknown environments using genetic programming with fuzzy fitness evaluation
Abstract In this paper, we have applied genetic programming to generate an optimal architecture of neuro force controllers for robot manipulators in any environment. In order to perform precise force control in unknown environments, the optimal structured neuro force controller is generated using genetic programming with fuzzy fitness evaluation. After the architecture of the neuro controller has been optimized for any kinds of environments, it can be applied for a robot contact task with an unknown environment in on-line manner using its own adaptation ability. An effective crossover operation is proposed for the efficient evolution of the controllers. The simulation has been carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed robot force controller.