Back-stepping control of delta parallel robots with smart dynamic model selection for construction applications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2022
Department
College of Engineering
Abstract
Applications of robotic manipulators in construction fields is notorious; however, changes in system dynamics in the presence of heavy external loads and disturbances in pick-and-place operations are inevitable. To elude this, a novel smart online dynamic model selection is introduced and accompanied by a back-stepping sliding mode controller which is implemented on a 3-Degrees-Of-Freedom (DOF) Delta Parallel Robot. In order to fit the dominant behavior of the disturbances, reduced-order extended models, based on external loads, are identified in an online manner; thereafter, an off-policy reinforcement learning approach is exploited for smart dynamic model selection. Consequently, a robust evolving controller emerges able to perform pick-and-place tasks under any configuration of external loads, resulting in better tracking properties in comparison to fitting a single external model. Data-driven methods have potential for further improving the external loads’ dominant behavior identification using the derived models’ kernels opening up new avenues as future works.
Publication Title
Automation in Construction
Recommended Citation
Azad, F.,
Rad, S.,
&
Arashpour, M.
(2022).
Back-stepping control of delta parallel robots with smart dynamic model selection for construction applications.
Automation in Construction,
137.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104211
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