This thesis covers the controlling of flexible robot systems by using a camera as a measurement device. To accomplish the purpose of the study, the estimation process of dynamic state variables of flexible link robot has been examined based on camera measurements. For the purpose of testing two application examples for flexible link have been applied, an algorithm for the dynamic state variables estimation is proposed. Flexible robots can have very complex dynamic behavior during their operations, which can lead to induced vibrations. Since the vibrations and its derivative are not all measurable, therefore the estimation of state variables plays a significant role in the state feedback control of flexible link robots. A vision sensor (i.e. camera) realizing a contact-less measurement sensor can be used to measure the deflection of flexible robot arm. Using a vision sensor, however, would generate new effects such as limited accuracy and time delay, which are the main inherent problems of the application of vision sensors within the context. These effects and related compensation approaches are studied in this thesis. An indirect method for link deflection (i.e. system states) sensing is presented. It uses a vision system consisting of a CCD camera and an image processing unit. The main purpose of this thesis is to develop an estimation approach combining suitable measurement devices which are easy to realize with improved reliability. It includes designing two state estimators; the first one for the traditional sensor type (negligible noise and time delay) and the second one is for the camera measurement which account for the dynamic error due to the time delay. The estimation approach is applied first using a single link flexible robot; the dynamic model of the flexible link is derived using a finite element method. Based on the suggested estimation approach, the first observer estimates the vibrations using strain gauge (fast and complete dynamics), and the second observer estimates the vibrations using ...


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    Title :

    Vision-Based Control of Flexible Robot Systems



    Publication date :

    2014-12-10


    Type of media :

    Theses


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629 / 620



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