Self motion determination based on actuator velocity bounds for redundant manipulators

Abstract

The movement of redundant manipulator joints that does not cause any end‐effector motion is referred to as its self motion. Control schemes for redundant manipulators utilize its self motion to optimize a performance criterion. Thus, commanded joint motion at each sampling step is the sum of the minimum joint motion required for the desired end‐effector motion and the self motion. However, the amount of self motion is limited by the bounds on actuator velocities, which are limited by the actuator torque bounds. A scheme is presented to determine the magnitude of self motion, the direction of which is determined by a gradient projection scheme. Implementation of this scheme on a Motorola 68020 VMEbus‐based controller of a seven‐degree‐of‐freedom manipulator is described.

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