A Simple Control Strategy Based on Trajectory Planning for Vertical Acrobot

Abstract

This paper presents a simple control method on the basis of the trajectory planning for vertical Acrobot to accomplish the control goal of moving the system from the downward initial position (DIP) and steadying the system at the upward target position (UTP). First, for the active link, we frame a trajectory that contains some adjustable parameters. Along the framed trajectory, we can make the active link stabilize at its end angle from its start angle. Furthermore, we change the trajectory parameters to make the passive link also arrive at the zone near the end angle. Next, we devise a PD-based tracking controller to track this planned trajectory. In this way, the vertical Acrobot is swung up to a small zone near the UTP. Then, from the approximate linear model at the UTP, we devise a stabilization controller to stabilize the vertical Acrobot at the UTP. Finally, we implement the simulation to show the validity of the proposed method.