On the statistical and Fourier modelling of robot motion

A new method for the study and optimization of manipulator trajectories is developed. The novel feature resides on the modelling formulation. Standard system descriptions are based on a set of differential equations which, in general, require laborious computations and may be difficul to analyse. Mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tenreiro Machado, J. A. (author)
Other Authors: Galhano, Alexandra (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13439
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/13439
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Summary:A new method for the study and optimization of manipulator trajectories is developed. The novel feature resides on the modelling formulation. Standard system descriptions are based on a set of differential equations which, in general, require laborious computations and may be difficul to analyse. Moreover, the derived algorithms are suited to "deterministic" tasks, such as those appearing in a repetitive work, and are not well adapted to a "random" operation that occurs in intelligent systems interacting with a non-structured and changing environment. These facts motivate the development of alternative models based on distinct concepts. The proposed embedding of statistics and Fourier transform gives a new perspective towards the calculation and optimization of the robot trajectories in manipulating tasks.