Robust Sliding Mode Control for Flexible Joint Robotic Manipulator via Disturbance Observer

Waqar Alam, Sayyar Ahmad, Adeel Mehmood and Jamshed Iqbal ()
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Waqar Alam: COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sayyar Ahmad: CECOS University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Adeel Mehmood: COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Jamshed Iqbal: University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal, 2019, vol. 17, issue 1-B, 85-97

Abstract: In a flexible joint robotic manipulator, parametric variations and external disturbances result in mismatch uncertainties thus posing a great challenge in terms of manipulator's control. This article investigates non-linear control algorithms for desired trajectory tracking of a flexible manipulator subjected to mismatch perturbations. The manipulator's dynamics is derived based on Euler-Lagrange approach followed by the design of nonlinear control laws. The traditional Sliding Mode Control and Integral Sliding Mode Control failed to demonstrate adequate performance due to complex system dynamics. Disturbance Observer-based Sliding Mode Control has been thoroughly examined by defining a novel sliding manifold. The aforementioned control laws are designed and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment to characterize the control performance. Results demonstrated that the proposed Disturbance Observer based Sliding Mode Control scheme over-performed on Sliding Mode Control variants and had three prominent features: robustness against mismatch uncertainty, improved chattering behaviour and ability to sustain nominal control performance of the system.

Keywords: robotics; automation; modern control; flexible joint manipulator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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