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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Neurorobot.
Volume 18 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2024.1451924
This article is part of the Research Topic Advancing Neural Network-Based Intelligent Algorithms in Robotics: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Perspectives View all 8 articles

Recurrent Neural Network for Trajectory Tracking Control of Manipulator With Unknown Mass Matrix

Provisionally accepted
Jian Li Jian Li Junming Su Junming Su *Haitao Fu Haitao Fu *Weilin Yu Weilin Yu *Xuping Mao Xuping Mao *Zipeng Liu Zipeng Liu *
  • Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China

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    Real-world robotic operations often face uncertainties that can impede accurate control of manipulators. This paper proposes a recurrent neural network (RNN) combining kinematic and dynamic models to address this issue. Assuming an unknown mass matrix, the proposed method enables effective trajectory tracking for manipulators. In detail, a kinematic controller is designed to determine the desired joint acceleration for a given task with error feedback. Subsequently, integrated with the kinematics controller, the RNN is proposed to combine the robot's dynamic model and a mass matrix estimator. This integration allows the manipulator system to handle uncertainties and synchronously achieve trajectory tracking effectively. Theoretical analysis demonstrates the learning and control capabilities of the RNN. Simulative experiments conducted on a Franka Emika Panda manipulator and comparisons validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method.

    Keywords: recurrent neural network (RNN), Trajectory tracking, Manipulator control, dynamic model, unknown mass matrix

    Received: 20 Jun 2024; Accepted: 22 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Su, Fu, Yu, Mao and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Junming Su, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China
    Haitao Fu, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China
    Weilin Yu, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China
    Xuping Mao, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China
    Zipeng Liu, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China

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