Abstract: This paper deals with the study of the nonlinear dynamics of a rotating flexible link modeled as a one dimensional beam, undergoing large deformation and with geometric nonlinearities. The partial differential equation of ...

Abstract: A feedback controlled robot manipulator with positive controller gains is known to be asymptotically stable at a set point and for trajectory following in the sense of Lyapunov. However, when the endeffector of a robot or ...

Abstract: A rotating flexible beam undergoing large deformation is known to exhibit chaotic motion for certain parameter values. This work deals with an approach for control of chaos known as chaos synchronization. A nonlinear ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the issue of robustness in control of robots using the proportional plus derivative (PD) controller and the augmented PD controller. In the literature, a variety of PD and model-based controllers for ...