Constrained tension control of a tethered space-tug system with only length measurement

H Wen, ZH Zhu, D Jin, H Hu - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper presents a tension control law to stabilize the motions of a Tethered Space-Tug
system during its deorbiting process by regulating the tension in the tether. The tension …

Robust finite-time control approach for robotic manipulators

D Zhao, S Li, Q Zhu, F Gao - IET control theory & applications, 2010 - IET
In this study, a new robust finite-time stability control approach for robot systems is
developed based on finite-time Lyapunov stability principle and proved with backstepping …

A fast robotic arm gravity compensation updating approach for industrial application using sparse selection and reconstruction

C Yu, Z Li, D Yang, H Liu - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing complexity of robot tasks in the industrial field, sometimes the
manipulator needs to change the payload or replace end-effectors frequently in a period of …

Saturated RISE feedback control for a class of second-order nonlinear systems

N Fischer, Z Kan, R Kamalapurkar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A saturated controller is developed for a class of uncertain, second-order, nonlinear systems
which includes time-varying and nonlinearly parameterized functions with bounded …

Toward lower limbs functional rehabilitation through a knee-joint exoskeleton

H Rifaï, S Mohammed, K Djouani… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a bounded control strategy of a knee-joint exoskeleton that ensures
knee flexion/extension movements during the assistance and rehabilitation processes. The …

Fuzzy dynamic surface control for uncertain nonlinear systems under input saturation via truncated adaptation approach

S Gao, B Ning, H Dong - Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a fuzzy control scheme is presented for uncertain nonlinear systems with input
saturation and external disturbance using truncated adaptation and dynamic surface control …

Space tether deployment control with explicit tension constraint and saturation function

H Wen, ZH Zhu, D Jin, H Hu - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
THE concept of space tethers has great potential in space exploration, but poses many
challenging and interesting problems at the same time [1]. They are mainly attributed to the …

Design and preliminary evaluation of two tool support arm exoskeletons with gravity compensation

J Hull, R Turner, AT Asbeck - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
We present two new arm exoskeletons based on a pantograph linkage. The exoskeletons
can support a tool or load held in the hand of up to 9 kg. The pantograph linkage follows the …

The null-space-based behavioral control for mobile robots with velocity actuator saturations

F Arrichiello, S Chiaverini, G Indiveri… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we present the application of the Null-Space-based Behavioral (NSB)
approach to the motion control of mobile robots with velocity saturated actuators. The NSB is …

A practical PID regulator with bounded torques for robot manipulators

V Santibañez, K Camarillo… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
This paper proposes a saturated nonlinear PID regulator for industrial robot manipulators.
Our controller considers the natural saturation problem given by the output of the control …