{"title":"State-dependent sliding mode observer for an electro-pneumatic clutch","authors":"R. Prabel, H. Aschemann","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576746","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a nonlinear observer design for a controlled electro-pneumatic clutch actuator for heavy trucks, which is required at start-up or during gear shifts to disconnect the combustion engine from the gear box. This automated actuator disburdens the driver and provides the necessary actuation force according to the large torque transmitted through the power train. The control structure consists of a flatness-based feedforward and an adaptive LQR feedback design based on extended linearisation techniques. Hysteresis effects of the nonlinear clutch force are considered in a Bouc-Wen hysteresis model. A state-dependent sliding mode observer is designed that estimates the effective internal pressure and a mass flow offset. The efficiency of the proposed control structure is demonstrated by experimental results from a dedicated test rig.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122799131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biologically inspired vision based control using featureless time-to-contact estimations","authors":"Haijie Zhang, Jianguo Zhao","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576922","url":null,"abstract":"Time-to-contact, a biologically inspired concept, is defined as the time for a moving observer to contact an object or surface if the current velocity is maintained. Since it can be directly estimated from image sequences using a vision sensor, time-to-contact is widely applied for various robotic applications such as docking, chasing, landing, and navigation. Nevertheless, existing estimation methods, such as the size based method and optical flow divergence method, require the time-consuming feature extraction and tracking. In this paper, we adopt a featureless method that can directly estimate time-to-contact using only the image intensity information. Moreover, we propose an error based proportional control algorithm based on the estimated time-to-contact. Such a controller is implemented on a mobile robot platform to achieve real-time docking. We have also proposed a new time-to-contact estimation algorithm considering the robot's angular velocities and verified the result using image sequences. The estimation and control method presented in this paper has the potential to be applied to miniature robots to accomplish agile locomotion with limited computation power or limited sensing modalities.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125061984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An accurate force regulation mechanism for handling fragile objects using pneumatic grippers","authors":"Chih-Chieh Chen, Chao-Chieh Lan","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576798","url":null,"abstract":"Controlling the gripping force on objects has been a challenging task for industrial grippers. Its realization often requires an electric gripper with embedded force sensors and control feedback. This approach is costly and introduces extra complexity for grippers. To avoid damage while handling fragile objects, this paper presents a novel force regulation mechanism (FRM) to be installed on grippers. Without using additional sensors and control, the FRM can passively produce an adjustable contact force between the finger jaws and objects of variable sizes. Together with pneumatic grippers which are much less expensive, this approach offers a more attractive solution in terms of cost and complexity. In this paper, the design concept and simulation results are presented and discussed. A prototype of a gripper with the proposed FRM is illustrated to demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of force regulation. This novel mechanism is expected to serve as a reliable alternative for industrial object manipulation.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120957270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junyang Li, Weicheng Ma, Fuzhou Niu, Y. Chow, Shuxun Chen, Bo Ouyang, H. Ji, Jie Yang, Dong Sun
{"title":"Development of biocompatible magnetic microrobot transporter using 3D laser lithography","authors":"Junyang Li, Weicheng Ma, Fuzhou Niu, Y. Chow, Shuxun Chen, Bo Ouyang, H. Ji, Jie Yang, Dong Sun","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576856","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the design and fabrication of a magnetic microrobot transcporter with porous spherical structure produced by 3D laser lithography. The microrobots are coated with nickel (Ni) and titanium (Ti) for magnetic actuation and biocompatibility, respectively. A series of characterization experiments is conducted to show that Ni coating enables the microrobot to possess ideal ferromagnetic properties. Cell viability experiments are also performed to demonstrate that the Ti-coated microrobot exhibit excellent biocompatibility. A micro probe operation platform is further designed to detach the fabricated microrobots from the glass surface. The developed microrobot can be controlled to track complex trajectories automatically, driven by a home-made electromagnetic manipulation system. Experimental results show that the developed magnetic microrobots can be precisely controlled in all directions by changing the induced current loaded to each electromagnetic coil. Such porous spherical microrobot can be used to transport target cells to the desired regions with better tissue fusion and vascularization.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127089413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The university of Malta minimal anthropomorphic robot (UM-MAR) Hand II","authors":"Donald Dalli, M. Saliba","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576795","url":null,"abstract":"A minimal anthropomorphic robot hand is under development in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malta. The basic design is based on previous work in the faculty that has shown quantitatively that acceptable dexterity can potentially be achieved using a ten joint, eight degree-of-freedom hand that incorporates a thumb, two fingers, and effective touch sensing and hand control systems. The second test version of this hand, UM-MAR Hand II, has been built and is presented in this work. The approach taken in the development of this second prototype focusses on enhancing three fundamental and often conflicting attributes of compact multi-degree-of-freedom systems, identified as the simplicity, dexterity and usability of the device. In particular, extensive simulation work is carried out to optimize the fixed Denavit-Hartenberg parameters of the hand, as well as the joint ranges, in order to achieve human-like grasping dexterity with the reduced kinematic configuration. The design, development, construction and early evaluation of the UM-MAR Hand II are described in detail.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130677536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gitae Kang, Y. Kim, W. You, Young Hun Lee, H. Oh, H. Moon, Hyoukryeol Choi
{"title":"Sampling-based path planning with goal oriented sampling","authors":"Gitae Kang, Y. Kim, W. You, Young Hun Lee, H. Oh, H. Moon, Hyoukryeol Choi","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576947","url":null,"abstract":"Path planning in complicated environments is a time consuming and computationally expensive task. Especially in high-dimensional configuration spaces with complex obstacles, searching for a proper path while avoiding collisions is still challenging. This paper presents an improved sampling-based algorithm, called the Goal Oriented sampling method (GO sampling) that quickly generates an initial solution overcoming these problems. GO sampling extends the sampling method of the Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) algorithm. GO sampling is able to identify the initial solution in a shorter time than that of the RRT algorithm and shows significant improvement in computational efficiency. The algorithm is evaluated with simulations in 2D and 3D space.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134457455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Programmable robotic chains: Kinematics and dynamics of a scalable tendon-driven under-actuated multibody system","authors":"Matteo Lasagni, K. Römer","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576993","url":null,"abstract":"In previous work, we presented a programmable shape shifting-surface composed of modular robotic chains. As the control of a robotic chain presents many challenges, in this paper, kinematics and dynamics of such a robotic chain are modelled to enable model-predictive planning and control strategies. A robotic chain is a tendon-driven under-actuated multibody system that can piecewise control its curvature to approximate complicated 2D curves. As the actuation forces depend on the sequence of intermediate configurations to progressively achieve a target geometry - considering that too intense forces might compromise the stability and the integrity of the system - optimal planning strategies are expected to limit the maximum actuation forces. To this end, a model-predictive control process is required to properly actuate the system, for which a feedback-loop control is not possible due to the absence of sensors for low-cost and design reasons. Our contribution consists in the derivation of a dynamic model of the robotic chain to support model-predictive planning and control. An evaluation of the derived model proves its accuracy in comparison to an existing prototype.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131364022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Akagi, S. Dohta, Y. Matsui, Hiroaki Tamaki, Naoki Kato
{"title":"Low-cost wearable rehabilitation devices using flexible pneumatic cylinder with built-in pneumatic driving system","authors":"T. Akagi, S. Dohta, Y. Matsui, Hiroaki Tamaki, Naoki Kato","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576748","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, the rehabilitation device using a soft pneumatic actuator for the disabled are actively researched and developed because of the insufficient number of physical therapists. In the previous study, the wrist rehabilitation device using flexible robot arm that consisted of three flexible pneumatic cylinders was proposed and tested. The portable rehabilitation device using a flexible spherical actuator that consists of two flexible pneumatic cylinders was also proposed and tested. The driving system that consists of controllers and valves in both devices had to set on outside. It requires relatively larger space and disturbs the portability for user. In this study, to improve their portability and safety, the portable and wearable rehabilitation devices with built-in pneumatic driving system controlled by embedded controller are proposed and tested. The attitude controls of both devices are also carried out. As a result, it is confirmed that they are lightweight and can operate by only giving pneumatic and electric power supply.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"515 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116217743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disturbance compensation for iterative control of suspension durability test rigs","authors":"Tino Muller, Ulrich Vogele, C. Endisch","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7577011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7577011","url":null,"abstract":"Endurance testing of the chassis, components and vehicle axles is a safety issue and therefore an essential part of the vehicle development process. In the automotive industry, durability experiments of vehicle axles are carried out in laboratories using multi-channel durability test rigs. The accurate load data replication of field measured data is important to obtain convincing durability results. Cross-coupling effects by channel interactions degrade the control accuracy of these rigs. Therefore, an iterative control method is applied to adapt all control inputs to compensate coupling induced disturbances. State-of-the-art processes require a high amount of test rig measurements to generate optimal control inputs which damage specimens preliminarily. In this article, a new method for disturbance compensation is presented. In the following, this method is compared to control input adaption without disturbance compensation and control input adaption with state-of-the-art disturbance compensation. All three methods are applied to an iterative control of a suspension rig and analyzed in terms of convergence speed, control accuracy and computational effort. The investigations revealed, that compensation methods generally increase the computational effort. The state-of-the-art compensation method became unstable for the considered steering maneuver while accurate control with fast convergence was achieved when applying the new compensation technique presented in this article. The significant increase of convergence speed justifies the additional computational effort compared to methods without compensation.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132305633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent progress on sampling based dynamic motion planning algorithms","authors":"A. Short, Z. Pan, N. Larkin, S. Duin","doi":"10.1109/AIM.2016.7576950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576950","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reviews recent developments extending sampling based motion planning algorithms to operate in dynamic environments. Sampling based planners provide an effective approach for solving high degree of freedom robot motion planning problems. The two most common algorithms are the Probabilistic Roadmap Method and Rapidly Exploring Random Trees. These standard techniques are well established, however they assume a fully known environment and generate paths ahead of time. For realistic applications a robot may be required to update its path in real-time as information is gained or obstacles change position. Variants of these standard algorithms designed for dynamic environments are categorically presented and common implementation strategies are explored.","PeriodicalId":154457,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133677803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}