Browsing Mechanical Engineering by OzU Authors "Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan"
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3-D dynamic walking trajectory generation for a bipedal exoskeleton with underactuated legs: A proof of concept
Soliman, Ahmed Fahmy; Şendur, Polat; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2019-06)This paper presents a framework to address three dimensional (3-D) dynamic walking for a bipedal exoskeleton with underactuated legs. To achieve this goal, the framework is constructed via a trajectory generator and an ... -
Active compliance control reduces upper body effort in exoskeleton-supported walking
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Oshima, H.; Sariyildiz, E.; Narildyo, T.; Babic, J. (IEEE, 2020-04)This article presents a locomotion controller for lower limb exoskeletons so as to enable the combined robot and user system to exhibit compliant walking characteristics when interacting with the environment. This is of ... -
Application of a disturbance observer based controller to improve vehicle ride
Şendur, Polat; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (Canadian Acoustical Association, 2019)In this paper the application of a disturbance observer based control algorithm is proposed to improve the vehicle ride performance of a vehicle that has magnetorheological damper (MR Damper) suspension. The vehicle is ... -
Assessments on the improved modelling for pneumatic artificial muscle actuators
Peternel, L.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Babic, J.; Morimoto, J. (IEEE, 2015)In this paper, we present an analysis regarding the pneumatic air muscle modelling, with a particular emphasis on the exoskeleton robot control. We propose two calibration approaches for obtaining the model identification ... -
Co-ex: A torque-controllable lower body exoskeleton for dependable human-robot co-existence
Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Kansızoğlu, Ahmet Talha; Emre, Sinan; Derman, Mustafa; Çoruk, Sinan; Soliman, Ahmed Fahmy; Şendur, Polat; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2019-06)In this paper, we present our research study concerning the design and development of an exoskeleton that aims to provide 3D walking support with minimum number of actuators. Following a prior simulation study, the joint ... -
A comparison study on observer-based force control of series elastic actuators
Kansızoğlu, Ahmet Talha; Sariyildiz, E.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2018)This paper presents a comparison study for the robust force control of series elastic actuators (SEAs). In most robotics systems, SEAs are used as an essential actuation method due to the benefits such as lower reflected ... -
Design and development of a powered upper limb exoskeleton with high payload capacity for industrial operations
Coruk, Sinan; Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Kansızoğlu, Ahmet Talha; Dalgıç, Oğuzhan; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2020-09)This study presents the hardware development and low level controller structure of an upper-body exoskeleton that is equipped with high torque-to-weight ratio actuators. It is intended to be used in industrial applications. ... -
Environmental force estimation for a robotic hand : compliant contact detection
Kaya, Osman; Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Kuzuluk, Nisan; Çiçek, Emre; Bebek, Özkan; Öztop, Erhan; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2015)This paper presents a model based compensation method to enable environmental force estimation for a robotic hand with no tactile or force sensors. To this end, we utilize multi-joint robot dynamics and disturbance observer ... -
Force reference extraction via human interaction for a robotic polishing task: Force-induced motion
In this paper, a method to control a manipulator using force-induced trajectory is proposed. The trajectory is learned from an operator doing the polishing task using a tool attached to the robot's end-effector. The learning ... -
High power series elastic actuator development for torque-controlled exoskeletons
Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Kansızoğlu, Ahmet Talha; Şendur, Polat; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (Springer Nature, 2019)This paper presents the development procedures of a high power series elastic actuator that can be used in torque-controlled exoskeleton applications as a high-fidelity torque source. In order to provide a high torque ... -
Learning to exploit passive compliance for energy-efficient gait generation on a compliant humanoid
Kormushev, P.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Caldwell, D. G.; Tsagarakis, N. G. (Springer Nature, 2019-01)Modern humanoid robots include not only active compliance but also passive compliance. Apart from improved safety and dependability, availability of passive elements, such as springs, opens up new possibilities for improving ... -
On the EMG-based torque estimation for humans coupled with a force-controlled elbow exoskeleton
Ullauri, J. B.; Petenel, L.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Yamada, Y.; Morimoto, J. (IEEE, 2015)Exoskeletons are successful at supporting human motion only when the necessary amount of power is provided at the right time. Exoskeleton control based on EMG signals can be utilized to command the required amount of support ... -
Optimal stiffness tuning for a lower body exoskeleton with spring-supported passive joints
Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Şendur, Polat; Soliman, Ahmed Fahmy; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (IEEE, 2018-10-09)This paper presents a framework to optimally tune the stiffness values of spring-supported passive joints that are included in lower body exoskeletons. First, a dynamic model of a combined human-exoskeleton system was ... -
Pattern generation and compliant feedback control for quadrupedal dynamic trot-walking locomotion: experiments on roboCat-1 and hyQ
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Havoutis, I.; Semini, C.; Kayamori, K.; Caldwell, D. G.; Narikiyo, T. (Springer Science+Business Media, 2015-04)In this paper, we introduce a method that synergistically combines an analytical pattern generator and a feedback controller frame, which are developed for the purpose of synthesizing dynamic quadrupedal trot-walking ... -
Proof of concept for robot-aided upper limb rehabilitation using disturbance observers
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Nishimura, M.; Hyodo, K.; Kawanishi, M.; Narikiyo, T. (IEEE, 2015-02)This paper presents a wearable upper body exoskeleton system with a model-based compensation control framework to support robot-aided shoulder-elbow rehabilitation and power assistance tasks. To eliminate the need for EMG ... -
Seri elastik eyleyiciler için mekanik tasarım süreçleri
Yıldırım, Mehmet Can; Şendur, Polat; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan (Pamukkale Üniversitesi, 2019)Bu makalede tork kontrollü robot eklem tahriki için robotik literatüründe sıkça tercih edilen seri elastik eyleyici (SEE) üniteleri için geliştirilen tasarım süreçleri konu edilmiştir. Bilgisayar destekli tasarım ve benzetim ... -
A soft+rigid hybrid exoskeleton concept in scissors-pendulum mode: A suit for human state sensing and an exoskeleton for assistance
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Acer, M.; Barkana, D. E.; Gocek, I.; Kucukyilmaz, A.; Arslan, Y. Z.; Basturk, H.; Samur, E.; Ugur, E.; Ünal, Ramazan; Bebek, Özkan (IEEE, 2019-06)In this paper, we present a novel concept that can enable the human aware control of exoskeletons through the integration of a soft suit and a robotic exoskeleton. Unlike the state-of-the-art exoskeleton controllers which ... -
A stability analysis for the acceleration-based robust position control of robot manipulators via disturbance observer
Sarıyıldız, E.; Sekiguchi, H.; Nozaki, T.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Ohnishi, K. (IEEE, 2018-10)This paper proposes a new nonlinear stability analysis for the acceleration-based robust position control of robot manipulators by using disturbance observer (DOb). It is shown that if the nominal inertia matrix is properly ... -
Stable control of force, position, and stiffness for robot joints powered via pneumatic muscles
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Forni, P.; Doppmann, C.; Sarıyıldız, E.; Morimoto, J. (IEEE, 2019-12)This paper proposes a novel controller framework for antagonistically driven pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuators. The proposed controller can be stably configured in both torque-stiffness control and position-stiffness ... -
Torque and variable stiffness control for antagonistically driven pneumatic muscle actuators via a stable force feedback controller
Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Forni, P.; Doppmann, C.; Morimoto, J. (IEEE, 2015)This paper describes a novel controller that is capable of simultaneously controlling torque and variable stiffness in real-time, for actuators with antagonistically driven pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs). To this end, ...
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