Comparison of two feedforward design methods aiming at accurate trajectory tracking of the end point of a flexible robot arm

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-14

  Torfs, Dirk E ^a   Vuerinckx, Rudi ^b   Swevers, Jan ^c,d   Schoukens, Johan ^b,d  

^a Horizon Center   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control systems; Identification; IIR digital filters; Motion control; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BANDWIDTH; DIGITAL FILTERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL;

EXTENDED BANDWIDTH ZERO PHASE ERROR TRACKING CONTROL (EBZPETC) METHOD; STATE FEEDFORWARD CONTROLLERS;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 0031647409     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/87.654872     Document Type: Review

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