In order to study the elastic motion stability of flexible manipulator arm , to compute the maximum dynamic allowable payload , the partial differential equation of elastic motion of the flexible manipulator arm is solved using the method of Laplace transformation , the dynamic model of flexible manipulator arm carried addition mass on its end position is established ,simplified and truncated using Lagrange equation . the state space expression is established with the state variable and control input and output variable designated , the elastic motion stability rule is built upon and simplified using Lyapunov stability theory . The influence of the end position addition mass and articulation rotational inertia of flexible manipulator arm on its elastic motion stability is analyzed using the stability rule , and the dynamic maximum allowable payload of flexible manipulator arm on its end position is computed in order to guarantee its elastic motion stability . this study is important to the design of robot mechanical manipulator and corresponding drive control system .
ROBUST CONTROL OF A FLEXIBLE MANIPULATOR ARM: A BENCHMARK PROBLEM