Abstract
This paper investigates trajectory tracking control of a dielectric electro-active polymers (DEAP) actuator with hysteresis nonlinearity by using second-order adaptive discrete-time fast terminal sliding mode control (2-ADFTSMC) scheme. Taking into account that the hysteresis behaviour is asymmetric rate-dependent, a Hammerstein model is established to represent the DEAP actuator. Then, based on a novel 2-ADFTSM function and a terminal-sliding-mode-type switching control law, a 2-ADFTSMC scheme is proposed to improve the trajectory tracking performance. Furthermore, the stability of the closed-loop system is proved. Compared with discrete-time sliding mode control (DSMC) and discrete-time fast terminal sliding mode control (DFTSMC) schemes, the proposed control scheme can provide higher tracking accuracy, faster convergence speed, and stronger robustness in presence of model uncertainties and external disturbances. The effectiveness and practicality of the proposed control scheme are validated through the experiments on the DEAP actuator.
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