Inverse Optimal Control for robot arm motions: Improving human-robot collaboration by incorporating human characteristics into optimal motion generation

Human-robot collaboration can be improved if the motions of the robot are more legible and predictable. This can be achieved by making the motions more human-like. It is assumed that humans move optimal with respect to a certain objective or cost function. To find this function an inverse optimal control approach is developed. It uses a bilevel...

An introduction to robot joint control methods

A vast amount of literature exists on the subject of robot control. However, most articles are based on only a limited number of control methods. In this report the basical principles of these control methods are described. Furthermore, some advantages and disadvantages of these methods are mentioned.