Publication
Design, Modelling and Control of Novel Series-Elastic Actuators for Industrial Robots
José de Gea Fernández; Bingbin Yu; Vinzenz Bargsten; Michael Zipper; Holger Sprengel
In: Actuators, Vol. 9, No. 1, Pages 1-20, MDPI, 1/2020.
Abstract
This paper describes data-driven modelling methods and its use for the control of a novel set of series-elastic actuators (SEAs). A set of elastic actuators was developed in order to fulfill the end-user needs for tailored industrial collaborative robot manipulators of different morphology and payload. Three different types of elastic actuation were investigated: namely, disc springs, coil springs and torsion bars. The developed algorithms were validated both on single actuators and on a 6-DOF robotic arm composed of such actuators