Robot arm force control through system linearization by nonlinear feedback

Based on a differential geometric feedback linearization technique for nonlinear time-varying systems, a dynamic force control method for robot arms is developed. It uses active force-moment measurements at the robot wrist. The controller design fully incorporates the robot-arm dynamics and is so general that it can be reduced to pure position control, hybrid position/force control, and pure force control. The controller design is independent of the tasks to be performed. Computer simulations show that the controller improves the position error by a factor of ten in cases in which position errors generate force measurements. A theorem on linearization of time-varying system is also presented.<<ETX>>

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