Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators

This paper presents a novel multi-tasking control scheme for an aerial manipulator consisting of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a robotic arm as a high degree-of-freedom (DOF) system. The decoupled dynamic model is investigated under uncertainties to precisely control the motion of the UAV and...

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Main Authors: Kai-Yuan Liu, Te-Kang Hung, Chi-Hung Lin, Yen-Chen Liu
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10485401/
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author Kai-Yuan Liu
Te-Kang Hung
Chi-Hung Lin
Yen-Chen Liu
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Chi-Hung Lin
Yen-Chen Liu
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description This paper presents a novel multi-tasking control scheme for an aerial manipulator consisting of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a robotic arm as a high degree-of-freedom (DOF) system. The decoupled dynamic model is investigated under uncertainties to precisely control the motion of the UAV and the robotic arm. To reduce unnecessary motion of the end-effector, the null-space behavioral (NSB) strategy is utilized to perform subtasks. This feature provides a smoother trajectory for the transported object. The convergence is theoretically analyzed by utilizing Lyapunov stability. The proposed control scheme is validated with numerical simulations and experiments in several scenarios. To verify the efficacy of the proposed method, two types of subtasks, joint angle limitation (JAL) and obstacle avoidance (OA), are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of multi-tasking. Finally, experimental results for collision avoidance are provided to verify that the system can be implemented in practice. With the device’s inherent noise, the root-mean-square error remains at approximately 5 cm for the UAV frame ZD850.
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spelling doaj.art-8a9f70b3a241450c87086eb3bf641e1a2024-04-04T23:00:32ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112471344714510.1109/ACCESS.2024.338298310485401Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial ManipulatorsKai-Yuan Liu0Te-Kang Hung1Chi-Hung Lin2Yen-Chen Liu3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-5859Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, TaiwanThis paper presents a novel multi-tasking control scheme for an aerial manipulator consisting of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a robotic arm as a high degree-of-freedom (DOF) system. The decoupled dynamic model is investigated under uncertainties to precisely control the motion of the UAV and the robotic arm. To reduce unnecessary motion of the end-effector, the null-space behavioral (NSB) strategy is utilized to perform subtasks. This feature provides a smoother trajectory for the transported object. The convergence is theoretically analyzed by utilizing Lyapunov stability. The proposed control scheme is validated with numerical simulations and experiments in several scenarios. To verify the efficacy of the proposed method, two types of subtasks, joint angle limitation (JAL) and obstacle avoidance (OA), are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of multi-tasking. Finally, experimental results for collision avoidance are provided to verify that the system can be implemented in practice. With the device’s inherent noise, the root-mean-square error remains at approximately 5 cm for the UAV frame ZD850.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10485401/Autonomous aerial vehiclesmanipulator dynamicsaerial manipulatorunmanned aerial vehicleadaptive controlnull space
spellingShingle Kai-Yuan Liu
Te-Kang Hung
Chi-Hung Lin
Yen-Chen Liu
Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
IEEE Access
Autonomous aerial vehicles
manipulator dynamics
aerial manipulator
unmanned aerial vehicle
adaptive control
null space
title Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
title_full Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
title_fullStr Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
title_full_unstemmed Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
title_short Redundancy-Driven Multi-Task Adaptive Backstepping Tracking Control for Aerial Manipulators
title_sort redundancy driven multi task adaptive backstepping tracking control for aerial manipulators
topic Autonomous aerial vehicles
manipulator dynamics
aerial manipulator
unmanned aerial vehicle
adaptive control
null space
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10485401/
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