Adaptive fuzzy practical tracking control for flexible-joint robots via command filter design

Abstract

This paper investigates the issue of finite-time tracking control for flexible-joint robots. In the design scheme, the unknown continuous function is identified by a fuzzy system. By introducing the command filter technique, “explosion of complexity” problem which arises from repeated differentiation of virtual controllers is avoided. Meanwhile, errors resulting from the first-order filters can be reduced with the introduced compensation signal. Besides, the proposed method ensures that the tracking performance could be achieved within a limited time. Eventually, the simulation is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.