Research Article

Output-Based Control of Robots with Variable Stiffness Actuation

Table 1

Nominal parameters of the three-link planar manipulator.

Description Value Unit

Joint inertia1.15 ๐‘’ โˆ’ 2 Kgโ€‰m 2
Joint viscous friction coeff. 0.001 Nโ€‰sโ€‰m โˆ’ 1
Link mass 0.541 kg
Link center of mass 0.085 m
Link length 0.3 m
Motors inertia6.6 ๐‘’ โˆ’ 5 kgโ€‰m 2
Motors viscous friction coeff. 0.00462 Nโ€‰sโ€‰m โˆ’ 1
Actuators Coulomb friction level 0.1 Nโ€‰m
Joints Coulomb friction level 0.5 Nโ€‰m
๐œ† 2 2.2 s 2
๐œ† 1 0.4 N โˆ’ 1 โ€‰m โˆ’ 1
๐œ† 0 14.7 Nโ€‰mโ€‰rad โˆ’ 2