Robust control of multilink flexible manipulators

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-377

  Theodore, Rex J ^a   Ghosal, Ashitava ^b  

^a Deneb Hitech India (Pvt) Ltd   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Control; Flexible; Manipulators; Robustness

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TRACKING (POSITION); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

INVERSION CONTROL ALGORITHMS; TRAJECTORY TRACKING;

FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0037410611     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(02)00125-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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