Fuzzy learning variable admittance control for human-robot cooperation

This paper presents a method for variable admittance control in human-robot cooperation tasks, that combines a human-like decision making process and an adaptation algorithm. A Fuzzy Inference System is designed that relies on the measured velocity and the force applied by the operator to modify on-line the damping of the robot admittance, based on expert knowledge for intuitive cooperation. A Fuzzy Model Reference Learning Controller is used to adapt the Fuzzy Inference System according to the minimum jerk trajectory model. To evaluate the performance of the proposed controller a point-to-point cooperation task is conducted with multiple subjects using a KUKA LWR robot.

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