Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators

This article proposes a time-synchronized fault-tolerant convergence control method for n-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulators. The main challenge lies in driving the tracking errors of all joints to converge simultaneously, especially in the presence of system faults, external disturbances, and m...

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Main Authors: Duansong Wang, Gang Zhang, Rui Chen, Jinzhong Zhang, Tan Zhang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/3/507
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description This article proposes a time-synchronized fault-tolerant convergence control method for n-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulators. The main challenge lies in driving the tracking errors of all joints to converge simultaneously, especially in the presence of system faults, external disturbances, and model uncertainties. We introduce a normalized sign function that guarantees the property of ratio persistence for all joints and plays a crucial role in time-synchronized convergence control. A time-synchronized convergence observer is proposed that not only adopts a time-synchronized convergence control framework but also overcomes the lumped uncertainty term, which includes the system fault components, external disturbances, and system uncertainties. A salient feature of this method is that, regardless of the initial state and various uncertainties, each component of the robot manipulator system can simultaneously converge to an equilibrium point. Simulations conducted on a two-link robotic manipulator demonstrate the notable benefits of the designed time-synchronized control method, as evidenced by the comparative results.
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spelling doaj-art-80b3834d6a884179b2a7eeb07cffdc172025-08-20T02:48:09ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902025-02-0113350710.3390/math13030507Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic ManipulatorsDuansong Wang0Gang Zhang1Rui Chen2Jinzhong Zhang3Tan Zhang4College of Electrical and Photo Electronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Photo Electronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Photo Electronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Photo Electronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Photo Electronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, ChinaThis article proposes a time-synchronized fault-tolerant convergence control method for n-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulators. The main challenge lies in driving the tracking errors of all joints to converge simultaneously, especially in the presence of system faults, external disturbances, and model uncertainties. We introduce a normalized sign function that guarantees the property of ratio persistence for all joints and plays a crucial role in time-synchronized convergence control. A time-synchronized convergence observer is proposed that not only adopts a time-synchronized convergence control framework but also overcomes the lumped uncertainty term, which includes the system fault components, external disturbances, and system uncertainties. A salient feature of this method is that, regardless of the initial state and various uncertainties, each component of the robot manipulator system can simultaneously converge to an equilibrium point. Simulations conducted on a two-link robotic manipulator demonstrate the notable benefits of the designed time-synchronized control method, as evidenced by the comparative results.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/3/507time-synchronized controlfixed-time controlfault-tolerantrobotic manipulator
spellingShingle Duansong Wang
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Rui Chen
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Tan Zhang
Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
Mathematics
time-synchronized control
fixed-time control
fault-tolerant
robotic manipulator
title Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
title_full Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
title_fullStr Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
title_full_unstemmed Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
title_short Time-Synchronized Fault-Tolerant Control for Robotic Manipulators
title_sort time synchronized fault tolerant control for robotic manipulators
topic time-synchronized control
fixed-time control
fault-tolerant
robotic manipulator
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/3/507
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