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Trajectory Tracking Control of an Aerial Manipulator in the Presence of Disturbances and Model Uncertainties
Featured Application: Inspection of structures, e.g., offshore/nuclear/eolic plants, bridges, and tall buildings. Inspection of archaeological sites. Placement and retrieval of sensors. Assembly of structures in places not accessible/safe for humans. The precise control of an aerial manipulator presents a formidable challenge due to the inherent mobility of its base, which is subject to both external disturbances and dynamic disturbances due to manipulator motions. In this paper, we introduce two Closed-Loop Inverse Kinematics (CLIK) control algorithms tailored to aerial manipulators. The first algorithm operates at the velocity level and uses the Generalized Jacobian for inverse kinematics, while the second one operates at the acceleration level. We evaluate their performance in a simulated environment, replicating real-world challenges such as the wind effect, sensors noise, uncertainty of the system inertial parameters, and impulsive forces at the end-effector. Trajectory tracking simulated experiments are carried out for a two- and three-degree-of-freedom (DOF) aerial manipulator tracking a circular trajectory with its end-effector. Both algorithms demonstrate promising results in coping with external disturbances and variations in the inertial parameters, enhancing the precision of the trajectory tracking control. The acceleration-level algorithm shows overall better performance compared to the velocity-level one in the face of greater implementation complexity and computational burden.
Trajectory Tracking Control of an Aerial Manipulator in the Presence of Disturbances and Model Uncertainties
Featured Application: Inspection of structures, e.g., offshore/nuclear/eolic plants, bridges, and tall buildings. Inspection of archaeological sites. Placement and retrieval of sensors. Assembly of structures in places not accessible/safe for humans. The precise control of an aerial manipulator presents a formidable challenge due to the inherent mobility of its base, which is subject to both external disturbances and dynamic disturbances due to manipulator motions. In this paper, we introduce two Closed-Loop Inverse Kinematics (CLIK) control algorithms tailored to aerial manipulators. The first algorithm operates at the velocity level and uses the Generalized Jacobian for inverse kinematics, while the second one operates at the acceleration level. We evaluate their performance in a simulated environment, replicating real-world challenges such as the wind effect, sensors noise, uncertainty of the system inertial parameters, and impulsive forces at the end-effector. Trajectory tracking simulated experiments are carried out for a two- and three-degree-of-freedom (DOF) aerial manipulator tracking a circular trajectory with its end-effector. Both algorithms demonstrate promising results in coping with external disturbances and variations in the inertial parameters, enhancing the precision of the trajectory tracking control. The acceleration-level algorithm shows overall better performance compared to the velocity-level one in the face of greater implementation complexity and computational burden.
Trajectory Tracking Control of an Aerial Manipulator in the Presence of Disturbances and Model Uncertainties
Pedrocco, Mattia (author) / Pasetto, Alberto (author) / Fanti, Giulio (author) / Benato, Alberto (author) / Cocuzza, Silvio (author) / Pedrocco, Mattia / Pasetto, Alberto / Fanti, Giulio / Benato, Alberto / Cocuzza, Silvio
2024-01-01
doi:10.3390/app14062512
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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