Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators

In this article, a hybrid control approach combining sliding mode and H-infinity is proposed for an uncertain single-link flexible manipulator. The sliding mode controller stabilizes the nonlinear manipulator system, while the H-infinity controller enhances the noise rejection capability of the syst...

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Main Authors: Behrouz Kharabian, Hossein Mirinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9195856/
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description In this article, a hybrid control approach combining sliding mode and H-infinity is proposed for an uncertain single-link flexible manipulator. The sliding mode controller stabilizes the nonlinear manipulator system, while the H-infinity controller enhances the noise rejection capability of the system by reducing the total system nonlinearity. The proposed hybrid controller is designed with the goal of rejecting external noises, hence providing a higher system performance, compared to a pure sliding mode controller. To avoid unintentional consequences of switching between the sliding mode and H-infinity controller, a fuzzy neural network weighting method is designed providing a smooth synthesis of both controller outputs. The neuro-fuzzy method applies a weighted combination of the two controller outputs to the manipulator system. In addition, a novel fuzzy estimation method is used to characterize the unstructured nonlinear disturbances in manipulator systems. The proposed hybrid control approach along with the fuzzy estimator is capable of providing a versatile means to stabilize flexible manipulator systems while maintaining a precise reference trajectory tracking in presence of unstructured uncertainty and nonlinear dynamics, as demonstrated by simulation results.
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spelling doaj.art-231b02a57d244163a8db7621860ed91f2022-12-21T20:30:32ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-01817045217046010.1109/ACCESS.2020.30241509195856Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible ManipulatorsBehrouz Kharabian0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-2154Hossein Mirinejad1College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USACollege of Aeronautics and Engineering, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USAIn this article, a hybrid control approach combining sliding mode and H-infinity is proposed for an uncertain single-link flexible manipulator. The sliding mode controller stabilizes the nonlinear manipulator system, while the H-infinity controller enhances the noise rejection capability of the system by reducing the total system nonlinearity. The proposed hybrid controller is designed with the goal of rejecting external noises, hence providing a higher system performance, compared to a pure sliding mode controller. To avoid unintentional consequences of switching between the sliding mode and H-infinity controller, a fuzzy neural network weighting method is designed providing a smooth synthesis of both controller outputs. The neuro-fuzzy method applies a weighted combination of the two controller outputs to the manipulator system. In addition, a novel fuzzy estimation method is used to characterize the unstructured nonlinear disturbances in manipulator systems. The proposed hybrid control approach along with the fuzzy estimator is capable of providing a versatile means to stabilize flexible manipulator systems while maintaining a precise reference trajectory tracking in presence of unstructured uncertainty and nonlinear dynamics, as demonstrated by simulation results.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9195856/Flexible manipulatorsliding mode controlH-infinityfuzzy neural networkfuzzy estimator
spellingShingle Behrouz Kharabian
Hossein Mirinejad
Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
IEEE Access
Flexible manipulator
sliding mode control
H-infinity
fuzzy neural network
fuzzy estimator
title Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
title_full Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
title_fullStr Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
title_short Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators
title_sort hybrid sliding mode h infinity control approach for uncertain flexible manipulators
topic Flexible manipulator
sliding mode control
H-infinity
fuzzy neural network
fuzzy estimator
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9195856/
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