Research Article

Boundary Control of a Flexible Manipulator Based on a High Order Disturbance Observer with Input Saturation

Table 1

Physical parameters of the manipulator.

ParameterPhysical significanceValue

(N⋅m2)Flexural rigidity of the beam
Mass of per unit length
(kg⋅m2)Inertia of the motor
Length of the flexible beam
Mass at the tip