Force control and exponential stabilisation of one-link flexible arm

摘要

In this paper, we discuss a force control problem for a constrained one-link flexible arm. To solve the force control problem, we propose a simple boundary feedback controller that consists of the bending moment at the root of the flexible arm and its time derivative. The striking point is that information about the force and the rotational angle of the motor is not necessary for the implementation of the controller, and thus we do not need a force sensor or encoder in the construction of the controller. The exponential stability of the closed-loop system is then provided using the energy multiplier method.We describe several experiments carried out to investigate the performance of the proposed controller.