Control of a flexible manipulator with artificial muscle-type pneumatic actuators, using μ-synthesis

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-502

  Park, No Cheol ^a   Yang, Hyun Seok ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle type actuator; Flexible link; Robust control; synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); VIBRATION CONTROL;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE TYPE ACTUATORS; FLEXIBLE LINK;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0032121741     PISSN: 10775463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107754639800400408     Document Type: Article

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