Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation

With the increasing numbers of degrees of freedom (DOF), modeling and control of the upper-limb robotic devices become significantly challenging. Model uncertainties, parameter inaccuracies, and incompletely known frictional effects also become inevitable, leading to the need for robust control...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Mounis, Shawgi Younis, Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira, Fatai, Sado
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Language:English
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Published: 2020
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Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira
Fatai, Sado
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Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira
Fatai, Sado
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description With the increasing numbers of degrees of freedom (DOF), modeling and control of the upper-limb robotic devices become significantly challenging. Model uncertainties, parameter inaccuracies, and incompletely known frictional effects also become inevitable, leading to the need for robust controller design. This paper presents the design of an optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian torque controller (LQG) with integral action for upper limb rehabilitation robot under the independent joint control paradigm. The controller is motivated to ensure optimal robust torque control, to avoid modelling uncertainties, and to simplify control design process. The proposed method is demonstrated through a simulation study and implemented experimentally on two active joints of a 5-DOF robot prototype. The LQG closed-loop control system responses to both step and input/output disturbance inputs demonstrated superior performance of the controller to the traditional PID controller. The elbow flexion/extension and shoulder abduction/adduction experiments involving healthy subjects verified that the controller is able to deliver better performance within 0.0047Nm and 0.0068 Nm RMS torque tracking errors for shoulder and elbow respectively.
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spelling iium-800292020-04-07T04:16:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/ Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation Ahmed Mounis, Shawgi Younis Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira Fatai, Sado T Technology (General) With the increasing numbers of degrees of freedom (DOF), modeling and control of the upper-limb robotic devices become significantly challenging. Model uncertainties, parameter inaccuracies, and incompletely known frictional effects also become inevitable, leading to the need for robust controller design. This paper presents the design of an optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian torque controller (LQG) with integral action for upper limb rehabilitation robot under the independent joint control paradigm. The controller is motivated to ensure optimal robust torque control, to avoid modelling uncertainties, and to simplify control design process. The proposed method is demonstrated through a simulation study and implemented experimentally on two active joints of a 5-DOF robot prototype. The LQG closed-loop control system responses to both step and input/output disturbance inputs demonstrated superior performance of the controller to the traditional PID controller. The elbow flexion/extension and shoulder abduction/adduction experiments involving healthy subjects verified that the controller is able to deliver better performance within 0.0047Nm and 0.0068 Nm RMS torque tracking errors for shoulder and elbow respectively. 2020-01-09 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/1/80029%20Optimal%20Linear%20Quadratic%20Gaussian%20Torque.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/2/80029%20Optimal%20Linear%20Quadratic%20Gaussian%20Torque%20SCOPUS.pdf Ahmed Mounis, Shawgi Younis and Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira and Fatai, Sado (2020) Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation. In: 2019 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM) 2019, 30th-31st October 2019, Putrajaya. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8952057 10.1109/ICOM47790.2019.8952057
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Ahmed Mounis, Shawgi Younis
Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira
Fatai, Sado
Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title_full Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title_fullStr Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title_short Optimal Linear Quadratic Gaussian Torque Controller (LQG) for upper limb rehabilitation
title_sort optimal linear quadratic gaussian torque controller (lqg) for upper limb rehabilitation
topic T Technology (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/1/80029%20Optimal%20Linear%20Quadratic%20Gaussian%20Torque.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80029/2/80029%20Optimal%20Linear%20Quadratic%20Gaussian%20Torque%20SCOPUS.pdf