Nonlinear observer-based optimal control of an active transfemoral prosthesis

Abstract

This paper designs a joint controller/observer framework using a state dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) approach for an active transfemoral prosthesis system. An integral state control technique is utilized to design a tracking controller for a robot/prosthesis system. This framework promises a systematic flexible design using which multiple design specifications such as robustness, state estimation, and control optimality are achieved without the need for model linearization. Performance of the proposed approach is demonstrated through simulation studies, which show improvements versus a robust adaptive impedance controller and an extended Kalman filter-based state estimation method. Numerical results confirm the benefits of our method over the above-mentioned approaches with regard to control optimality and state estimation.

Keywords

state dependent Riccati equation / observer / integral state control / tracking / active transfemoral prosthesis

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