In this paper, a variable structure control scheme for constrained robots is developed. This control law ensures the asymptotic convergence of the position errors to zero and also the boundedness of the force tracking error. The control scheme requires a few online computations and thus can be easily implemented. The proposed control law does not require measurements of the joint accelerations or the estimation of the derivative of the force. Experimental results are presented to verify the theoretical developments.
['Mohamed Zribi', 'Ke Yi', 'N. Sundarajan']
Experimental evaluation of a variable structure controller for constrained robots