Purpose This study presents a method for simultaneous motion and vibration control of light-
weight slender robotic arms, known as flexible manipulators. In this paper, a new control …

Dynamics of multi-link manipulators with flexible links include complex high-order equations
which make their control problem very challenging. This paper presents a new method for …

In this work, position and vibration control problem of a flexible robot arm with a voice coil
type actuator is investigated. For the vibration suppression, a voice coil type actuator is …

This paper presents a vibration control strategy for a two-link Flexible Joint Manipulator
(FJM) with a Hexapod Active Manipulator (HAM). A dynamic model of the multi-body, rigid …

Accurate determination of mode shapes and resonant frequencies of high-speed slender
robotic arms, known as flexible link manipulators, is fundamental for mechanical design …

Flexible robot manipulators have numerous advantages over their rigid counterparts. They
have increased payload-to-weight ratio, they run at higher speeds, use less energy and …

Dynamics of multi-link flexible manipulators are highly nonlinear. Furthermore, the
vibrational frequencies of these manipulators are configuration-dependent. Therefore, any …

A novel Optimal Robust Controller (ORC) for reducing vibration in a flexible link manipulator
has been designed in this work. Compared to stiff link manipulators, flexible link …

Position control and vibration damping of flexible-link mechanisms are still challenging open
issues in robotics. Finding solutions for these problems can lead to improvement in the …

In this paper, vibration control of flexible-link manipulators is considered. A nonlinear partial
differential equation describing the dynamics of a two-link planar manipulator with a flexible …