Open AccessDynamic Characterization and Interaction Control of the CBM-Motus Robot for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Loredana Zollo,
Antonino Salerno,
Massimo Vespignani,
Dino Accoto,
Massimiliano Passalacqua,
Eugenio Guglielmelli
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of advanced robotic systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1729-8814
pISSN - 1729-8806
DOI - 10.5772/56928
Subject(s) - computer science , impedance control , robot , workspace , robot end effector , inertia , haptic technology , control theory (sociology) , torque , simulation , control engineering , artificial intelligence , control (management) , engineering , physics , classical mechanics , thermodynamics
This paper presents dynamic characterization and control of an upper-limb rehabilitation machine aimed at improving robot performance in the interaction with the patient. An integrated approach between mechanics and control is the key issue of the paper for the development of a robotic machine with desirable dynamic properties. Robot inertial and acceleration properties are studied in the workspace via a graphical representation based on ellipses. Robot friction is experimentally retrieved by means of a parametric identification procedure. A current-based impedance control is developed in order to compensate for friction and enhance control performance in the interaction with the patient by means of force feedback, without increasing system inertia. To this end, servo-amplifier motor currents are monitored to provide force feedback in the interaction, thus avoiding the need for force sensors mounted at the robot end-effector. Current-based impedance control is implemented on the robot; experimental results in free space as well as in constrained space are provided