Abstract
This work studies the leaderless consensus problem in networks composed of non-identical flexible-joint robot manipulators. Using standard functional analysis, i.e., Barbâlat's Lemma, it is established that a simple control law provides a solution to the leaderless consensus problem. The network is modeled as an undirected graph and the interconnection can exhibit variable time-delays. The proposed controller consists of two different terms, one that dynamically compensates the robot gravity and another which ensures the desired consensus objective. This last term is a simple Proportional plus damping scheme. Simulations, using a network with nine 2-degrees of freedom manipulators, are provided to support the theoretical contributions of this work.
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