Elastodynamic Analysis and Control of Industrial Robotic Manipulators With Piezoelectric-Material-Based Elastic Members

This technical brief addresses the dynamic modeling and control methodology to suppress structural deflections of industrial robotic manipulators featuring elastic members retrofitted with surface bonded piezoelectric actuators and sensors. The dynamic modeling is accomplished by developing a finite element formulation. The governing equation of motion is then modified by condensing the electric potential vectors, and subsequently two different feedback controllers are established: a constantgain feedback controller and a constant-amplitude feedback controller. Computer simulations are undertaken in order to demonstrate the superior performance characteristics, such as smaller deflections at the end-effector, to be accrued from the proposed methodology.