Journal of System Design and Dynamics
Online ISSN : 1881-3046
ISSN-L : 1881-3046
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Shock and Vibration Control of a Golf-Swing Robot at Impacting the Ball
Yohei HOSHINOYukinori KOBAYASHI
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2008 Volume 2 Issue 5 Pages 1069-1080

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A golf swing robot is a kind of fast motion manipulator with a flexible link. A robot manipulator is greatly affected by Corioli's and centrifugal forces during fast motion. Nonlinearity due to these forces can have an adverse effect on the performance of feedback control. In the same way, ordinary state observers of a linear system cannot accurately estimate the states of nonlinear systems. This paper uses a state observer that considers disturbances to improve the performance of state estimation and feedback control. A mathematical model of the golf robot is derived by Hamilton's principle. A linear quadratic regulator (LQR) that considers the vibration of the club shaft is used to stop the robot during the follow-through action. The state observer that considers disturbances estimates accurate state variables when the disturbances due to Corioli's and centrifugal forces, and impact forces work on the robot. As a result, the performance of the state feedback control is improved. The study compares the results of the numerical simulations with experimental results.

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