Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot

Rehabilitation robotics has seen growing popularity in recent years due to its immense potential for improving the lives of people with disabilities. However, the complex, uncertain dynamics of these systems present significant control challenges, requiring advanced techniques. This paper introduces...

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Main Authors: Brahim Brahmi, Hicham Dahani, Soraya Bououden, Raouf Fareh, Mohamed Habibur Rahman
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
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author Brahim Brahmi
Hicham Dahani
Soraya Bououden
Raouf Fareh
Mohamed Habibur Rahman
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description Rehabilitation robotics has seen growing popularity in recent years due to its immense potential for improving the lives of people with disabilities. However, the complex, uncertain dynamics of these systems present significant control challenges, requiring advanced techniques. This paper introduces a novel adaptive control framework integrating modified function approximation (MFAT) and double-integral non-singular terminal sliding mode control (DINTSMC). The goal is to achieve precise tracking performance, high robustness, a fast response, a finite convergence time, reduced chattering, and effective handling of unknown system dynamics. A key feature is the incorporation of a higher-order sliding mode observer, eliminating the need for velocity feedback. This provides a new solution for overcoming the inherent variations and uncertainties in robot manipulators, enabling improved accuracy within fixed convergence times. The efficacy of the proposed approach was validated through simulations and experiments on an exoskeleton robot. The results successfully demonstrated the controller’s effectiveness. Stability analysis using Lyapunov theory proved the closed-loop system’s uniform ultimate boundedness. This contribution is expected to enable enhanced control for rehabilitation robots and improved patient outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-7a03022e54c7470a840b2f5e71f27a432025-08-20T02:24:30ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-01-0124248910.3390/s24020489Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton RobotBrahim Brahmi0Hicham Dahani1Soraya Bououden2Raouf Fareh3Mohamed Habibur Rahman4Electrical Engineering Department, College Ahuntsic, Montreal, QC H2M 1Y8, CanadaElectrical Engineering Department, College Ahuntsic, Montreal, QC H2M 1Y8, CanadaElectrical Engineering Department, Ferhat Abas Setif 1 University, Setif 19137, AlgeriaElectrical Engineering Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USARehabilitation robotics has seen growing popularity in recent years due to its immense potential for improving the lives of people with disabilities. However, the complex, uncertain dynamics of these systems present significant control challenges, requiring advanced techniques. This paper introduces a novel adaptive control framework integrating modified function approximation (MFAT) and double-integral non-singular terminal sliding mode control (DINTSMC). The goal is to achieve precise tracking performance, high robustness, a fast response, a finite convergence time, reduced chattering, and effective handling of unknown system dynamics. A key feature is the incorporation of a higher-order sliding mode observer, eliminating the need for velocity feedback. This provides a new solution for overcoming the inherent variations and uncertainties in robot manipulators, enabling improved accuracy within fixed convergence times. The efficacy of the proposed approach was validated through simulations and experiments on an exoskeleton robot. The results successfully demonstrated the controller’s effectiveness. Stability analysis using Lyapunov theory proved the closed-loop system’s uniform ultimate boundedness. This contribution is expected to enable enhanced control for rehabilitation robots and improved patient outcomes.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/2/489unknown dynamicsrobust controlfunction approximation techniqueadaptive controlexoskeleton robot
spellingShingle Brahim Brahmi
Hicham Dahani
Soraya Bououden
Raouf Fareh
Mohamed Habibur Rahman
Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
Sensors
unknown dynamics
robust control
function approximation technique
adaptive control
exoskeleton robot
title Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
title_full Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
title_fullStr Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
title_full_unstemmed Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
title_short Adaptive-Robust Controller for Smart Exoskeleton Robot
title_sort adaptive robust controller for smart exoskeleton robot
topic unknown dynamics
robust control
function approximation technique
adaptive control
exoskeleton robot
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/2/489
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