A Splines–Based Control Method for Robot Manipulators

Abstract

SUMMARY In this paper, a new splines–based control method for robot manipulators is presented and discussed. The above method can be effectively used for path planning and control of rigid and flexible robots. The computational simplicity of the proposed algorithm, together with its flexibility and its high–level intelligence built in, can be considered as promising tools for achieving the goals of modem robot manipulator design.