Neural network based kinematic control of the hyper-redundant snake-like manipulator

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Abstract

In a sinusoid like curve configuration, the snake-like manipulator (also called snake arm) has a wide range of potential applications for its redundancy to overcome conventional industrial robot's limitation when carrying out a complex task. It can perform many kinds of locomotion like the nature snake or the animal's tentacle to avoid obstacles, follow designated trajectories, and grasp objects. Effectively control of the snake-like manipulator is difficult for its redundancy. In this study, we propose an approach based on BP neural network to kinematic control the hyper-redundant snake-like manipulator. This approach, inspired by the Serpenoid curve and the concertina motion principle of the nature snake, is completely capable of solving the control problem of a planar snake-like manipulator with any number of links following any desired direction and trajectory. With shape transformation and base rotation, the manipulator's configuration changes accordingly and moves actively to perform the designated tasks. By using BP neural networks in modeling the inverse kinematics, this approach has such superiorities as few control parameters and high precision. Simulations have demonstrated that this control technique for the snake-like manipulator is available and effective. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

First Page

767

Last Page

775

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