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Robust task-space tracking for free-floating space manipulators by cerebellar model articulation controller

Liang Li (School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China and Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering CAST, Beijing, China)
Ziyu Chen (Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China and Cloud Computing Center, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, China)
Yaobing Wang (Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering CAST, Beijing, China)
Xiaodong Zhang (Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering CAST, Beijing, China)
Ningfei Wang (School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China)

Assembly Automation

ISSN: 0144-5154

Article publication date: 12 March 2019

Issue publication date: 16 April 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to solve the tracking problem for free-floating space manipulators (FFSMs) in task space with parameter uncertainties and external disturbance.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, the novel cerebellar model articulation controller (CMAC) is designed with the feedback controller. More precisely, the parameter uncertainties in the FFSM are considered for achieving the robustness.

Findings

By using the dynamically equivalent model, the CMAC can be designed and trained with the desired performance, such that the prescribed trajectory can be followed accordingly. The simulation results are presented for illustrating the validity of the derived results.

Originality/value

Based on the designed CMAC, the tracking error would be approaching zero by choosing appropriate quantization level in CMAC and the corresponding learning rules can be tuned online.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) of China (under grants 61627808, 91648205), partly by the development of science and technology of Guangdong province special fund project Grants 2016B090910001, and partly by The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB1300200).

Citation

Li, L., Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Zhang, X. and Wang, N. (2019), "Robust task-space tracking for free-floating space manipulators by cerebellar model articulation controller", Assembly Automation, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/AA-11-2017-143

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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