Equilibrium point control of a programmable mechanical compliant manipulator

This thesis presents the design and experimental application of the Equilibrium Point Hypothesis as a controller model for a programmable mechanical compliant manipulator. A planar manipulator was designed and constructed with two joints, each powered by a pair of antagonistic McKibben actuators (ai...

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Main Author: Clapa, Damien
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15543