Abstract: In this paper an implementation of an adaptive control law for a pneumatic actuator is presented. Pneumatic actuators are of particular interest for robotic applications because of their large ...

Abstract: Hydraulic servovalve controlled systems contain many time-varying dynamic characteristics that are difficult to model Controllers for such systems must either adapt to these changing parameters or ...

Abstract: Pneumatic actuators are capable of providing high power output levels at a relatively low cost. In addition, they are clean, lightweight, and can be easily serviced. The difficulty of achieving ...

Abstract: An adaptive controller is presented for a one-degree-of-freedom pneumatic actuator. The control law uses full-state feedback for simultaneous parameter identification and tracking control. For ...

Abstract: An algorithm is given which minimizes the time for two robots holding the same workpiece to move along a given path. The unique feature of these systems is that they have more actuators ...