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Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints

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Original languageEnglish
Article number7364186
Pages (from-to)161-168
Number of pages8
JournalRobotics and Automation Letters, IEEE
Volume1
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016

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This letter presents a novel joint torque-based impedance controller for antagonistically driven flexible joints actuated by pneumatic cylinders and compares it with the current state of the art. The work targets on transferring soft-robotics control concepts from classical motor-gear-torque sensor setups to pneumatic systems, with the goal of achieving similar performance levels in comparison to this well established technology. A detailed flexible joint model is derived that incorporates the pneumatic and mechanical dynamics of the proposed antagonistic design. This model is used for analyzing model-based control approaches, which in turn are based on reduced order dynamics. The tendon-based joint level impedance controller enables the simultaneous adjustment of closed-loop stiffness and damping. The proposed scheme shows good simulation results for both, position tracking and compliance performance, respectively. Experimentally, an angular position tracking of 7 Hz could be achieved. Also, stable rigid contacts could be established at considerable impact speed.

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    Actuators, Force, Impedance, Mathematical model, Pressure sensors, Robots, Compliance and impedance control, compliance and impedance control, hydraulic/ pneumatic actuators, hydraulic/pneumatic actuators, tendon/wire mechanism, pneumatic actuators tendon, wire mechanism, Compliance and impedance control hydraulic

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Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints. / Toedtheide, A.; Lilge, T.; Haddadin, S.
In: Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, Vol. 1, No. 1, 7364186, 01.01.2016, p. 161-168.

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Toedtheide, A, Lilge, T & Haddadin, S 2016, 'Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints', Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, vol. 1, no. 1, 7364186, pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2015.2511663
Toedtheide, A., Lilge, T., & Haddadin, S. (2016). Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, 1(1), 161-168. Article 7364186. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2015.2511663
Toedtheide A, Lilge T, Haddadin S. Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 2016 Jan 1;1(1):161-168. 7364186. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2015.2511663
Toedtheide, A. ; Lilge, T. ; Haddadin, S. / Antagonistic Impedance Control for Pneumatically Actuated Robot Joints. In: Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 2016 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 161-168.
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