Title: An efficient numerical solution for system of second order robot arm problem

Authors: S. Senthilkumar

Addresses: Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620 015, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: The aim of this paper is focused on providing numerical solutions for system of second order robot arm problem using the RK-eight stage seventh order limiting formulas. The parameters governing the arm model of a robot control problem have also been discussed through RK-eight stage seventh order limiting algorithm. The precised solution of the system of equations representing the arm model of a robot has been compared with the corresponding approximate solutions at different time intervals. Results and comparison show the efficiency of the numerical integration algorithm based on the absolute error between the exact and approximate solutions. Based on the numerical results, a thorough comparison is carried out between the numerical algorithms. It is observed that RK-eight stage seventh order limiting algorithm is accurate, efficient compared with RK fifth order algorithm and RK-sixth order algorithms.

Keywords: RK-eight stage seventh order limiting; ordinary differential equations; ODEs; system of second order; robot arm problem; robot modelling; robot control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESMS.2008.018851

International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2008 Vol.1 No.1, pp.69 - 78

Published online: 19 Jun 2008 *

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