On robotic manipulators with time-dependent inertial parameters: From physical consistency to boundedness of the mass matrix

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Main Authors: Kaufmann, Tom, Reger, Johann
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author Kaufmann, Tom
Reger, Johann
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Reger, Johann
contents We generalize the robotics equation describing the dynamics of open kinematic chains by including the effect of time-dependent change of inertial parameters as well as the effects of causative mass-density redistribution, triggered by internal movement of mass-carrying particles relative to their body-fixed frames. Time dependency of inertial parameters that results from the sole addition of mass to the robot prominently occurs during the loading of end-effectors--a scenario covered by our model without restriction from the restraint that kinematic parameters of the robot must remain constant. Further, our model also includes internal mass-density redistributions that adhere to this kinematic restraint such as trolleys attached to the robot or the movement of passengers. To accompany the generalized robotics equation with some theoretical infrastructure, we then introduce the concepts of uniform physical consistency and upper boundedness of inertial parameters under which desirable, structural properties regarding the existence of finite, positive uniform bounds of the mass matrix can be shown to carry over to the more involved case of time-dependent inertial parameters. These findings have implications for adaptive control, as they facilitate more realistic testing for robustness against unforeseen time dependencies. Moreover, the results in this paper also provide a pathway to ensuring the desirable existence of finite, positive uniform bounds of the estimated mass matrix under upper bounded, uniformly physically consistent estimation regimes.
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spellingShingle On robotic manipulators with time-dependent inertial parameters: From physical consistency to boundedness of the mass matrix
Kaufmann, Tom
Reger, Johann
Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
We generalize the robotics equation describing the dynamics of open kinematic chains by including the effect of time-dependent change of inertial parameters as well as the effects of causative mass-density redistribution, triggered by internal movement of mass-carrying particles relative to their body-fixed frames. Time dependency of inertial parameters that results from the sole addition of mass to the robot prominently occurs during the loading of end-effectors--a scenario covered by our model without restriction from the restraint that kinematic parameters of the robot must remain constant. Further, our model also includes internal mass-density redistributions that adhere to this kinematic restraint such as trolleys attached to the robot or the movement of passengers. To accompany the generalized robotics equation with some theoretical infrastructure, we then introduce the concepts of uniform physical consistency and upper boundedness of inertial parameters under which desirable, structural properties regarding the existence of finite, positive uniform bounds of the mass matrix can be shown to carry over to the more involved case of time-dependent inertial parameters. These findings have implications for adaptive control, as they facilitate more realistic testing for robustness against unforeseen time dependencies. Moreover, the results in this paper also provide a pathway to ensuring the desirable existence of finite, positive uniform bounds of the estimated mass matrix under upper bounded, uniformly physically consistent estimation regimes.
title On robotic manipulators with time-dependent inertial parameters: From physical consistency to boundedness of the mass matrix
topic Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01482