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Title: Model-adaptive hybrid dynamic control for robotic assembly tasks

Journal Article · · International Journal of Robotics Research

A new task-level adaptive controller is presented for the hybrid dynamic control of robotic assembly tasks. Using a hybrid dynamic model of the assembly task, velocity constraints are derived from which satisfactory velocity commands are obtained. Due to modeling errors and parametric uncertainties, the velocity commands may be erroneous and may result in suboptimal performance. Task-level adaptive control schemes, based on the occurrence of discrete events, are used to change the model parameters from which the velocity commands are determined. Two adaptive schemes are presented: the first is based on intuitive reasoning about the vector spaces involved whereas the second uses a search region that is reduced with each iteration. For the first adaptation law, asymptotic convergence to the correct model parameters is proven except for one case. This weakness motivated the development of the second adaptation law, for which asymptotic convergence is proven in all cases. Automated control of a peg-in-hole assembly task is given as an example, and simulations and experiments for this task are presented. These results demonstrate the success of the method and also indicate properties for rapid convergence.

Research Organization:
Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm (SE)
OSTI ID:
20001204
Journal Information:
International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 18, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1999; ISSN 0278-3649
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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