20th Century has witnessed a massive upsurge in the use of manipulators
in several industries especially in space, defense, and medical
industries. Among the types of manipulators used, a single link
manipulator is the most widely used. A single link robotic manipulator
is nothing more than a contact operated by an actuator to execute a
specific task such as moving a payload from point A to point B. Robot
position control is a key competence for robot manufacturers, and the
current development is focused on increasing robot performance, reducing
the robot cost, improving safety, and introducing new functionalities.
Therefore, to address competing conditions, the mathematical models and
control methods need to be continued. In this Book, the dynamic modeling
and position control of the rigid and flexible link manipulators are
presented systematically. The Euler-Lagrange method is utilized to model
the robot link and moving base. The position control of robot
manipulators has been done using different classical control techniques.
The purpose of this book is to provide a good understanding of position
control of flexible and rigid robotic manipulators and abstracting their
behaviors.