PD-like Regulation of Mechanical Systems with Prescribed Bounds of Exponential Stability

the Point-to-Point Case

Journal Article (2021)
Author(s)

Davide Calzolari (Technische Universität München, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR))

Cosimo Della Santina (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), TU Delft - Learning & Autonomous Control, Technische Universität München)

Alin Albu-Schaffer (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Technische Universität München)

Research Group
Learning & Autonomous Control
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2020.3046538 Final published version
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
Research Group
Learning & Autonomous Control
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Journal title
IEEE Control Systems Letters
Issue number
6
Volume number
5
Pages (from-to)
2102-2107
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Abstract

This letter discusses an extension of the famous PD regulator implementing point to point motions with prescribed exponential rates of convergence. This is achieved by deriving a novel global exponential stability result, dealing with mechanical systems evolving on uni-dimensional invariant manifolds of the configuration space. The construction of closed loop controllers enforcing the existence of such manifolds is then discussed. Explicit upper and lower bounds of convergence are provided, and connected to the gains of the closed loop controller. Simulations are carried out, assessing the effectiveness of the controller and the tightness of the exponential bounds.