A neural network controller for flexible-link robots

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 327-349

  Yesildirek A ^a   Vandegrift, M W ^b   Lewis, F L ^c  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible link robots; Neural networks; Singular perturbation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LINEARIZATION; LYAPUNOV METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POSITION CONTROL; TRACKING (POSITION);

FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION; FLEXIBLE LINK ROBOTS; INTERNAL DYNAMICS; LINK TIP MOTIONS; NEURAL NETWORK CONTROLLER; TRACKING CONTROL;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 0030413342     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00571697     Document Type: Article

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