Application of optimal control theory to flexible robotic manipulations

Abstract The dynamic equatios of a single link flexible robotic manipulator and the measurements are formulated. The observer and the control law are derived based on optimal control theory. The numerical results of several cases obtained through computer simulation are presented here. The issues of nonlinearity and sampling rate, and the effects of gravity, white noises, and damping are investigated. The feasibility of real-time control of flexible robotic manipulators is discussed.