The use of manipulators can improve sustainable energy utilization efficiency and increase manufacturing practices for solar tracking systems manufactures, thus it is significant to guarantee a high accuracy manipulators. In this paper, an error-tracking adaptive iterative learning control (AILC) method proposed constrained flexible-joint manipulator (FJM) with initial errors. Due the existence...

In present work the various aspects on mathematical modelling, stability and control strategies of flexible double link manipulator have been investigated. A mathematical model of flexible double link manipulator has been developed using lagrangian method. This mathematical model has been characterized using classical and modern control theories. Their time domain and frequency domain analysis ...

This paper presents the design of a single module composing a modular soft variable stiffness manipulator for minimal access surgery. The module exploits flexible fluidic actuation for obtaining multi directional bending and elongation capabilities. A novel flexible crimped braided sheath is introduced in order to increase the performances of the flexible actuator. Granular jamming based stiffe...

Fault tolerance has become an essential capability in manipulator design methodologies as robotic manipulation systems are more frequently employed in hazardous environments and on geometrically complex or heavy duty industrial operations, where mechanical joint failures are likely to occur. This work focuses on the development of a redundant manipulator design methodology aimed at minimizing t...

In this paper, a composite approach to the adaptive neural network (NN) controller is proposed for a rigid link flexible joint (RLFJ) robot manipulator with unknown nonlinearities. Based on a singular perturbation formulation of robot motion dynamics, the RLFJ robot is described by a reduced-order flexible-joint model. The concept of integral manifold is used to decompose the model into fast an...

When a manipulator suuers a joint failure, its performance can be signiicantly affected. If the failed joint is locked, the resulting manipulator Jacobian is given by the original Jacobian, except that the column associated with the failed joint is removed. The rank of the resulting Jacobian then determines if the manipulator still has the ability to perform arbitrary end-eeector motions. Unfor...