Non-linear Control for Underactuated Mechanical Systems / Edition 1

by Isabelle Fantoni, Rogelio Lozano

Overview

This book deals with the application of modern control theory to some important underactuated mechanical systems. It presents modelling and control of the following systems:||- the inverted pendulum||- a convey-crane system||- the pendubot system||- the Furuta pendulum||- the inertia wheel pendulum||- the planar flexible-joint robot||- the planar manipulator with two prismatic and one revolute joints||- the ball & beam system||- the hovercraft model||- the planar vertical and take-off landing (PVTOL) aircraft||- the helicopter model on a platform||- the helicopter model||In every case the model is obtained in detail using either the Euler-Lagrange formulation or the Newton's second law. We develop control algorithms for every particular system using techniques such as passivity, energy-based Lyapunov functions, forwarding, backstepping or feedback linearization techniques.||This book will be of great value for PhD students and researchers in the areas of non-linear control systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852334239
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/28/2001
Series:	Communications and Control Engineering Series
Edition description:	Edition. ed.
Pages:	295
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Theoretical preliminaries.- The cart-pole system.- A convey-crane system.- The pendubot system.- The furuta pendulum.- The reaction wheel pendulum.- The planar flexible-joint robot.- The PPR planar manipulator.- The ball and beam acting on the ball.- The hovercraft model.- The PVTOL aircraft.- Helicopter on a platform.- Lagrangian helicpoter model.- Newtonian helicopter model.- Bibliography.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"This is an application-oriented book that is intended for engineers, graduate students, and researchers who are interested in the design of nonlinear controllers for underactuated mechanical systems. … Non-linear Control for Underactuated Mechanical Systems is an excellent source for the development of control strategies for an important class of problems, viz, the underactuated mechanical systems. The book is clearly written, and the ideas are conveyed well by the authors. … It is strongly recommended for individuals and libraries." (SC Sinha, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 55 (4), 2002)

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