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This paper proposes a force control strategy for robotic manipulators considering a non-rigid environment described by a nonlinear model. This approach uses a fuzzy predictive algorithm to generate, in an optimal way, the reference or virtual position to the classical impedance controller in order to apply a desired force profile on the environment. The main advantage of this control strategy is the possibility of including a nonlinear model of the environment in the controller design in a straightforward way, improving the global force control performance, especially in non-rigid environments. Moreover, in order to reduce the oscillations on the optimized reference position a fuzzy scaling machine is included on the force control strategy. The performance of the force control scheme is illustrated for a two degree-of-freedom PUMA 560 robot, which end-effector is forced to move along a flat surface located on the vertical plane. The simulation results obtained with the fuzzy control scheme reveal significant improvement in the force tracking performance, when compared to the impedance control with force tracking in non-rigid environments.
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Baptista, L.F., Sousa, J.M. & Sá da Costa, J. Force Control of Robotic Manipulators Using a Fuzzy Predictive Approach. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 30, 359–376 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011132715245
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