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Presentation
Dynamics and Control of a Novel Manipulator on VTOL Aircraft System - a Planar Case Study
2014 American Control Conference
  • Dongbin Lee, University of the Pacific
  • Peng Xu, Clemson University
  • Ran Huang, Clemson University
  • Timothy C. Burg, Clemson University
ORCiD
Dongbin Lee: 0000-0002-5307-0374
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Location
Portland, OR
Conference Dates
June 4-6, 2014
Date of Presentation
6-1-2014
Disciplines
Abstract

An innovative type of mobile manipulator, designated Manipulator on VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) Aircraft (MOVA), is proposed as a potential candidate for autonomous execution of field work in less-structured environments. A planar MOVA system design is presented as the first step toward a fully functioning 3D system. The design has the minimum number of joints for the end-effector to achieve trajectory tracking. Dynamics equations of this planar MOVA system are derived using the Euler-Lagrangian approach and then transformed into decoupled translational and rotational dynamics using the virtual manipulator method. The backstepping technique is adopted for controller design due to the underactuated translational dynamics and a feedback linearization controller is used to control the onboard manipulator dynamics. A stability analysis is performed on the unified controller with GUUB tracking performance proven.

Publisher
IEEE
ISBN
978-1-4799-3274-0
DOI
10.1109/ACC.2014.6858925
Citation Information
Dongbin Lee, Peng Xu, Ran Huang and Timothy C. Burg. "Dynamics and Control of a Novel Manipulator on VTOL Aircraft System - a Planar Case Study" 2014 American Control Conference (2014) ISSN: 0743-1619
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dongbin-lee/18/