We present a generalized version of the Saturation in the Null Space (SNS) algorithm for the task control of redundant robots when hard inequality constraints are simultaneously present both in the joint and in the Cartesian space. These hard bounds should never be violated, are treated equally and...
Robot Control
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We present an improved version of the Saturation in the Null Space (SNS) algorithm for redundancy resolution at the velocity level. In addition to hard bounds on joint space motion, we consider also Cartesian box constraints that cannot be violated at any time. The modified algorithm combines all...
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This paper presents a unified approach to detection and isolation of both actuator faults and unexpected collisions for a two-link robot with a flexible forearm. The proposed approach is sensorless, i.e., no dedicated exteroceptive sensors are considered, and is based on the design of residuals to...
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This paper investigates the design of reduced-order observers for robot manipulators. Observer stability conditions are obtained based on a Lyapunov analysis. The proposed observer is enhanced with a hybrid scheme that may adjust the gains to cope with possible unbounded velocities of the robot...
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Performing precise, repetitive motions is essential in many robotic and automation systems. Iterative learning con- trol (ILC) allows determining the necessary control command by using a very rough system model to speed up the process. Functional iterative learning control is a novel technique that...
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In physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) it is essential to reliably estimate and localize contact forces between the robot and the environment. In this paper, a complete contact detection, isolation, and reaction scheme is presented and tested on a new 6-dof industrial collaborative robot. We...
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Soft robots are intrinsically underactuated mechanical systems that operate under uncertainties and disturbances. In these conditions, this letter proposes two versions of PID-like control laws with a saturated integral action for the particularly challenging shape regulation task. The closed-loop...
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As part of the 2023 course program of the European Embedded Control Institute (EECI), http://www.eeci-igsc.eu, the International Graduate School on Control of Soft...
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TITLE: Putting energy and geometry back in robotics
ABSTRACT: Whether fixed to the ground, moving in a room, swimming in water, or flying in air, robots inherently interact with their environment in a bilateral manner. From a system theoretic... -
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Wandercraft is a french Paris-based company developing Atalante, an advanced lower-limb medical exoskeleton enabling wheelchair users to walk on their own legs once again, certified as a medical device and commercially sold in the EU and in...