Bandwidth Limitations in Force Control of a Series Elastic Actuator with Backlash and Quantization

Hanul Jung, Chan Lee, Sehoon Oh

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Abstract

Series Elastic Actuator has been widely utilized in various robotic applications, where precise and compliant force control is required. In SEA, the amount of spring deformation, which is mainly controlled for the compliant force control of SEA, is not very large, and thus the feedback control of this spring deformation is very subject to various nonlinearity such as backlash and quantization. In this paper, the effect of this nonlinearity on the force control of SEA is investigated. In particular, how the feedback controller gains are affected by the nonlinearity is examined through experiments, and a guideline for the gain determination is suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages688-692
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9784886864055
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Oct 2018
Event8th International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018 - Niigata, Japan
Duration: 20 May 201824 May 2018

Publication series

Name2018 International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018

Conference

Conference8th International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNiigata
Period20/05/1824/05/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEJ Industry Application Society.

Keywords

  • Back-lash
  • Encoder resolution
  • Force Control
  • Quantization error
  • Series Elastic Actuator

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