Model-free discrete-time fractional fuzzy control of robotic manipulators

Robots are commonly used to perform repetitive or dangerous tasks, and these systems integrate different components that increase the complexity of their dynamic model. Thus, in order to ensure an acceptable tracking performance, the implementation of robust control strategies should be considered. This paper proposes a discrete-time model-free-implementation controller, which relies on the well-known structural properties of mechanical systems, but it does not consider any knowledge on the values of the system parameters. Besides, a fuzzy logic formulation is considered to compensate external disturbances. The outputs of the fuzzy inference system are adapted online to improve the closed-loop response. Finally, representatives simulation and experiments are analyzed to demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed approach. (C) 2021 The Franklin Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.