The realisation of a model‐based controller for a robot with a higher degree of freedom requires a substantial amount of computational power.A high‐speed CPU is required to maintain a higher sampling rate.Multicore ...The realisation of a model‐based controller for a robot with a higher degree of freedom requires a substantial amount of computational power.A high‐speed CPU is required to maintain a higher sampling rate.Multicore processors cannot boost the performance or reduce the execution time as the programs are sequentially structured.The neural network is a great tool to convert a sequentially structured program to an equivalent parallel architecture program.In this study,a radial basis function(RBF)neural network is developed for controlling 7 degrees of freedom of the human lower extremity exoskel-eton robot.A realistic friction model is used for modelling joint friction.High trajectory tracking accuracies have been obtained.Evidence of computational efficiency has been observed.The stability analysis of the developed controller is presented.Analysis of variance is used to assess the controller's resilience to parameter variation.To show the effectiveness of the developed controller,a comparative study was performe between the developed RBF network‐based controller and Sliding Mode Controller,Computed Tor-que Controller,Adaptive controller,Linear Quadratic Regulator and Model Reference Computed Torque Controller.展开更多
文摘The realisation of a model‐based controller for a robot with a higher degree of freedom requires a substantial amount of computational power.A high‐speed CPU is required to maintain a higher sampling rate.Multicore processors cannot boost the performance or reduce the execution time as the programs are sequentially structured.The neural network is a great tool to convert a sequentially structured program to an equivalent parallel architecture program.In this study,a radial basis function(RBF)neural network is developed for controlling 7 degrees of freedom of the human lower extremity exoskel-eton robot.A realistic friction model is used for modelling joint friction.High trajectory tracking accuracies have been obtained.Evidence of computational efficiency has been observed.The stability analysis of the developed controller is presented.Analysis of variance is used to assess the controller's resilience to parameter variation.To show the effectiveness of the developed controller,a comparative study was performe between the developed RBF network‐based controller and Sliding Mode Controller,Computed Tor-que Controller,Adaptive controller,Linear Quadratic Regulator and Model Reference Computed Torque Controller.
