Adaptive backstepping trajectory tracking control of robot manipulator

An adaptive backstepping control scheme is proposed for task-space trajectory tracking of robot manipulators in the presence of uncertain parameters and external disturbances. In the case of external disturbance-free, the developed controller guarantees that the desired trajectory is globally asymptotically followed. Moreover, taking disturbances into consideration, the controller is synthesized by using adaptive technique to estimate the system uncertainties. It is shown that L, gain of the closed-loop system is allowed to be chosen arbitrarily small so as to achieve any level of L, disturbance attenuation. The associated stability proof is constructive and accomplished by the development of a Lyapunov function candidate. Numerical simulation results are included to verify the control performance of the control approach derived. (C) 2012 The Franklin Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.