This paper presents a survey in the field of two-link flexible manipulators (TLFMs). Two-link
flexible manipulators are more used in comparison with other types of flexible manipulators …

In recent decades, flexible manipulators have been studied by many researchers from
robotics, solid mechanics, and control fields. Flexible manipulators have many advantages …

This paper studies an adaptive neural network (NN) tracking control method for a class of
uncertain nonlinear strict-feedback systems with time-varying full-state constraints. As we all …

This paper presents experimental investigations on active vibration control of a two-link
flexible manipulator (TLFM), utilizing a generalized minimum variance self-tuning control …

The main steam temperature (MST) in power plants suffers from nonlinearity and large time
delay, which cause large overshoot and long settling time under widely used cascade …

In this paper, we consider trajectory tracking control of a two-link flexible manipulator model
in space. Two variables of joint angle and elastic deformation are partly decoupled by a …

Modern Lightweight robots are constructed to be collaborative, which often results in a low
structural stiffness compared to conventional rigid robots. Therefore, the controller must be …

In this paper, a new nonlinear self-tuning PID controller (NSPIDC) is proposed to control the
joint position and link deflection of a flexible-link manipulator (FLM) while it is subjected to …

Advanced manufacturing is characterised by machines that move an end effector through a
given trajectory to perform operations such as cutting, grinding and printing. In many …

In this paper, a unified online adaptive near-optimal control framework is proposed for linear
and nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainty. Under this framework, auxiliary systems …