Tracking control for soft robots is challenging due to uncertainties in the system model and environment. Using high feedback gains to overcome this issue results in an increasing stiffness that clearly destroys the inherent safety property of soft robots. However, accurate models for feed-forward control are often difficult to obtain. In this article, we employ Gaussian Process regression to obtain a data-driven model that is used for the feed-forward compensation of unknown dynamics. The model fidelity is used to adapt the feed-forward and feedback part allowing low feedback gains in regions of high model confidence.
@article{arxiv.1906.10489,
title = {Keep soft robots soft -- a data-driven based trade-off between feed-forward and feedback control},
author = {Thomas Beckers and Sandra Hirche},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.10489},
year = {2019}
}
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Presented at the workshop on "Robust autonomy: tools for safety in real-world uncertain environments" (RSS 2019)