Robotics Control Using Active Disturbance Rejection Control

Abstract

Conventional robotics control has been set in stone since the sixties. The world has been waiting too long for a new age of control to change the world of Robotics. Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC) is a newly reformed Control methodology. It has been used, in very limited applications, as a replacement for PID control. In this thesis, I will cover the different aspects of the kinematics and dynamics of a robotic manipulator. I will also examine the feasibility of using ADRC to control a robotic manipulator. To explain ADRC, a simple example that demonstrates the concepts and theory of Active Disturbance Rejection Control will be discussed. Using this example, the establishment of relevance to the mathematical module of a rotary prismatic robotic manipulator will be accomplished. A control system for the module using Matlab software and mathematical computations will be implemente