Intelligent hierarchical control of a deployable manipulator

This thesis focuses on the development and implementation of an intelligent hierarchical controller for a deployable manipulator that may be used in space- and ground-based applications. The emphasis is on the use of knowledge-based tuning of the low-level controllers so as to realize accurate op...

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Main Author: Goulet, Jean-Francois
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9211