DocumentCode
2803639
Title
Configuration controllability for a class of mechanical systems
Author
Lewis, Andrew D. ; Murray, Richard M.
Author_Institution
Control & Dynamical Syst., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
1995
fDate
13-15 Dec 1995
Firstpage
4288
Abstract
We define a notion of controllability for mechanical systems which determines the configurations which are accessible from a given configuration. We derive sufficient conditions for this notion of controllability in terms of the given inputs, their Lie brackets, and their covariant derivatives
Keywords
Lie algebras; controllability; Lie brackets; configuration controllability; covariant derivatives; mechanical systems; Control systems; Control theory; Controllability; Kinetic theory; Lagrangian functions; Mechanical factors; Mechanical systems; Nonlinear control systems; Sufficient conditions; Tin;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Decision and Control, 1995., Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA
ISSN
0191-2216
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2685-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CDC.1995.478914
Filename
478914
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