Adaptive Stiffness Control of Series Elastic Actuator Manipulators Based on Dynamic System

In traditional control methods, Series Elastic Actuator (SEA) joint manipulators are limited by their hardware and can only perform simple tasks with low stiffness. To address this issue, we propose a stiffness adjustment control strategy for SEA manipulators based on Dynamic Systems (DS) with good generalization performance. By enhancing the generalization capability of DS in complex tasks and combining posture control, the SEA manipulators can autonomously adjust control gains and postures according to task requirements to achieve higher stiffness at the end-effector. Experimental results involving the activation of air switches with different stiffness levels and installation angles have demonstrated the effectiveness of our proposed method. The results indicate that compared to traditional methods of adjusting the control gain and retraining DS for similar tasks, our approach exhibits superior generalization performance while maintaining end-effector stiffness during interactions.