Hybrid Optimal Kinematic Parameter Identification for an Industrial Robot Based on BPNN-PSO

A novel hybrid algorithm that employs BP neural network (BPNN) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed for the kinematic parameter identification of industrial robots with an enhanced convergence response. The error model of the industrial robot is established based on a modified...

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Main Authors: Guanbin Gao, Fei Liu, Hongjun San, Xing Wu, Wen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4258676
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Summary:A novel hybrid algorithm that employs BP neural network (BPNN) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed for the kinematic parameter identification of industrial robots with an enhanced convergence response. The error model of the industrial robot is established based on a modified Denavit-Hartenberg method and Jacobian matrix. Then, the kinematic parameter identification of the industrial robot is transformed to a nonlinear optimization in which the unknown kinematic parameters are taken as optimal variables. A hybrid algorithm based on a BPNN and the PSO is applied to search for the optimal variables which are used to compensate for the error of the kinematic parameters and improve the positioning accuracy of the industrial robot. Simulations and experiments based on a realistic industrial robot are all provided to validate the efficacy of the proposed hybrid identification algorithm. The results show that the proposed parameter-identification method based on the BPNN and PSO has fewer iterations and faster convergence speed than the standard PSO algorithm.
ISSN:1076-2787
1099-0526