Robust Swing-Up Control for a Rotational Double Pendulum

by Scott A. Bortoff


Abstract: A variant of the double-inverted pendulum is introduced, and a robust feedback control is presented that transfers the state between the pendant and the inverted equilibrium manifolds. The control is computed using partial feedback linearization in combination with a ``limit-cycle inducing'' control. It is shown to be robust with respect to parameter uncertainty. Experimental results support the claims of robustness, and computational simplicity.

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