• DocumentCode
    820778
  • Title

    The number of saturated actuators and constraint forces during time-optimal movement of a general robotic system

  • Author

    McCarthy, J.M. ; Bobrow, J.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    407
  • Lastpage
    409
  • Abstract
    It is proved that if the dynamics of a general robot system are defined by n coordinates, m differential constraint equations, and p actuators, then some combination of at least L=m+p+1-n of the actuators and internal constraint forces are saturated during a time-optimal movement of the system along a prescribed path. The result applies to a general class of dynamic systems with both holonomic and nonholonomic constraints
  • Keywords
    actuators; dynamics; optimal control; robots; constraint forces; dynamics; general robotic system; holonomic constraints; nonholonomic constraints; robots; saturated actuators; time-optimal movement; Acceleration; Constraint theory; Differential equations; Hydraulic actuators; Linear programming; Milling machines; Orbital robotics; Robot kinematics; Robotics and automation; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1042-296X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/70.143358
  • Filename
    143358