Force/Position Regulation for a Robot in Compliant Contact Using Adaptive Surface Slope Identification

This work proposes a control law for the force position regulation problem under surface kinematic uncertainties. A compliant contact with friction is considered. The control law achieves exact regulation of force and position along the surface tangent by identifying the uncertain surface slope without any force, tactile and/or vision sensory requirements. The asymptotic stability of the closed loop system equilibrium point is proved in a local sense and is demonstrated by a simulation example.