Optimal construction and control of flexible manipulators: A case study based on LQR output feedback

Mechatronics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-77

  Zhou, Pixuan ^a,b   Wang, Fei Yue ^a,b   Chen, Weinong ^b   Lever, Paul ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Design and construction; Dynamic modeling; Manipulators; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142223618     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4158(00)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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