Synchronous Motion Generation of Multiple Continuum Robots Based on a Jacobian-Estimation Strategy

Abstract

In this paper, a novel model-free control scheme is proposed for synchronous motion control of multiple continuum robots. The control problem is formulated as two convex optimization routines in an adaptive and model-free closed-loop framework. The proposed approach is heading to address cooperative task execution for multiple continuum robots. The model-free feedback control guarantees the high portability for a wide range of continuum robots. Simulation studies are conducted on two kinds of tasks, which are cooperative task execution with two robots and simultaneously tracking control with three robots. Besides, the superiority of proposed approach is validated through comparisons with other methods. Simulation results prove the high accuracy and efficiency of this model-free feedback control scheme.