Practice Underactuated Systems - 6.5.1 | Chapter 6: Control Systems for Robotics | Robotics Advance
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Question 1

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What defines an underactuated system?

💡 Hint: Think about the balance between actuators and system movement.

Question 2

Easy

Provide an example of an underactuated system.

💡 Hint: Consider examples from gymnastics or walking robots.

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Question 1

Underactuated systems have:

  • More control inputs than degrees of freedom.
  • Fewer control inputs than degrees of freedom.
  • Equal control inputs and degrees of freedom.

💡 Hint: Recall what makes a system underactuated.

Question 2

Energy-based methods are used to control:

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Energy plays a crucial role in movement and balancing.

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Question 1

Given an acrobot's dynamics, design a control strategy to maintain its balance using energy-based techniques.

💡 Hint: Focus on energy heights and balancing forces through simulations.

Question 2

Discuss how nonholonomic constraints can be modeled when programming a robot for parking in a tight space.

💡 Hint: What angles can your model make in relation to the path?

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