Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control

The position and trajectory tracking control of rigid-link robot manipulators suffers from problems such as poor accuracy, unstable performance, and response caused by unidentified loads and outside disturbances. In this paper, three control structures have been proposed to control a multi-input, mu...

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Main Authors: Bashra Kadhim Oleiwi, Mohamed Jasim, Ahmad Taher Azar, Saim Ahmed, Ahmed Redha Mahlous
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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description The position and trajectory tracking control of rigid-link robot manipulators suffers from problems such as poor accuracy, unstable performance, and response caused by unidentified loads and outside disturbances. In this paper, three control structures have been proposed to control a multi-input, multi-output coupled nonlinear three-link rigid robot manipulator (3-LRRM) system and effectively solve the signal chattering in the control signal. To overcome these problems, three hybrid control structures based on combinations between the benefits of fractional order proportional-integral-derivative operations (FOPID) and the benefits of neural networks are proposed for a 3-LRRM. The first hybrid control scheme is a neural network- (NN) like fractional order proportional-integral plus an NN-like fractional order proportional derivative controller (NN-FOPIPD) and the second control scheme is an NN plus FOPID controller (NN + FOPID). In contrast, the third control scheme is the Elman NN-like FOPID controller (ELNN-FOPID). The bat optimization algorithm (BOA) is applied to find the best parameter values of the proposed control scheme by minimizing the performance index of the integral time square error (ITSE). MATLAB software is used to carry out the simulation results. Using the simulation tests, the performance of the suggested controllers is compared without retraining the controller parameters. The robustness of the designed control schemes’ performance is assessed utilizing uncertainties in system parameters, outside disturbances, and initial position changes. The results show that the NN-FOPIPD structure demonstrated the best performance among the suggested controllers.
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spelling doaj-art-013b1a58a5cc4800909b89c2db471b2e2025-08-20T02:15:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442025-05-011210.3389/frobt.2025.14878441487844Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator controlBashra Kadhim Oleiwi0Mohamed Jasim1Ahmad Taher Azar2Ahmad Taher Azar3Saim Ahmed4Saim Ahmed5Ahmed Redha Mahlous6Ahmed Redha Mahlous7Department of Control and System Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Control and System Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, IraqCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAutomated Systems and Computing Lab (ASCL), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAutomated Systems and Computing Lab (ASCL), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAutomated Systems and Computing Lab (ASCL), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThe position and trajectory tracking control of rigid-link robot manipulators suffers from problems such as poor accuracy, unstable performance, and response caused by unidentified loads and outside disturbances. In this paper, three control structures have been proposed to control a multi-input, multi-output coupled nonlinear three-link rigid robot manipulator (3-LRRM) system and effectively solve the signal chattering in the control signal. To overcome these problems, three hybrid control structures based on combinations between the benefits of fractional order proportional-integral-derivative operations (FOPID) and the benefits of neural networks are proposed for a 3-LRRM. The first hybrid control scheme is a neural network- (NN) like fractional order proportional-integral plus an NN-like fractional order proportional derivative controller (NN-FOPIPD) and the second control scheme is an NN plus FOPID controller (NN + FOPID). In contrast, the third control scheme is the Elman NN-like FOPID controller (ELNN-FOPID). The bat optimization algorithm (BOA) is applied to find the best parameter values of the proposed control scheme by minimizing the performance index of the integral time square error (ITSE). MATLAB software is used to carry out the simulation results. Using the simulation tests, the performance of the suggested controllers is compared without retraining the controller parameters. The robustness of the designed control schemes’ performance is assessed utilizing uncertainties in system parameters, outside disturbances, and initial position changes. The results show that the NN-FOPIPD structure demonstrated the best performance among the suggested controllers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2025.1487844/fulltrajectory trackingneural networkneural network controllerPIPD controllerPID controllerFOPID controller
spellingShingle Bashra Kadhim Oleiwi
Mohamed Jasim
Ahmad Taher Azar
Ahmad Taher Azar
Saim Ahmed
Saim Ahmed
Ahmed Redha Mahlous
Ahmed Redha Mahlous
Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
trajectory tracking
neural network
neural network controller
PIPD controller
PID controller
FOPID controller
title Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
title_full Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
title_fullStr Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
title_full_unstemmed Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
title_short Bat optimization of hybrid neural network-FOPID controllers for robust robot manipulator control
title_sort bat optimization of hybrid neural network fopid controllers for robust robot manipulator control
topic trajectory tracking
neural network
neural network controller
PIPD controller
PID controller
FOPID controller
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2025.1487844/full
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