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Adaptive Sliding-Mode Speed Control for Electric Unicycle

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Next Wave in Robotics (FIRA 2011)

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This paper presents an adaptive hierarchical decoupling sliding-mode speed controller for an electric unicycle. A completely dynamic model of the electric unicycle moving in a flat terrain is derived using Lagrangian mechanics. With the model, an aggregated hierarchical sliding-mode control is used to accomplish robust self-balancing and velocity control (regulation) of the electric unicycle incorporating with viscous and static frictions. Computer simulations and experimental results are conducted for illustration of the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed control method.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

    Shui-Chun Lin

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, 701, Tainan City, Taiwan

    Tzuu-Hseng S. Li

  2. National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 2 Juoyue Road, 40227, Taichung, Taiwan

    Kuo-Yang Tu

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Nationan Chung Hsing University, No. 250, Kuo-Kuang Road, 40227, Taichung, Taiwan

    Ching-Chih Tsai

  4. Department of Applied Electronics Technology, National Taiwan Normal University, 162 He-Ping East Road, Section 1, 10610, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chen-Chien Hsu

  5. National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 2 Juoyue Road, Nantsu District, 811, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Chien-Cheng Tseng

  6. National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Prahlad Vadakkepat

  7. Department of Computer Science,, University of Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Jacky Baltes

  8. Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    John Anderson

  9. Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ching-Chang Wong

  10. Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

    Norbert Jesse

  11. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., 106, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chung-Hsien Kuo

  12. Institute of System Information and Control, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 2 Juoyue Road, Nantsu District, 811, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Haw-Ching Yang

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Lin, SC. (2011). Adaptive Sliding-Mode Speed Control for Electric Unicycle. In: Li, TH.S., et al. Next Wave in Robotics. FIRA 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 212. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23147-6_13

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