Chikh, LotfiPoignet, PhilippePierrot, FrançoisBaradat, CédricMichelin, Micaël2024-07-242024-07-242012Chikh , L , Poignet , P , Pierrot , F , Baradat , C & Michelin , M 2012 , ' A combined GPC-H ∞ cascade control for pneumatic actuators : A comparative study ' , Journal Europeen des Systemes Automatises , vol. 46 , no. 2-3 , pp. 137-165 . https://doi.org/10.3166/JESA.46.137-1651269-6935https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3344This paper presents a comparison study between three types of pneumatic actuators. The goal is to choose the most suitable for low cost and high power-to-weight pick-and-place parallel robotic tasks. A cascade strategy scheme with an outer predictive position controller and an inner pressure H ∞ controller is developed and adapted for both cylinders and PAMs. Experimentations show that the cascade scheme presents better results than state of the art sliding mode control: the predictive controller reduces the time response and guarantees good dynamic tracking while the H ∞ inner pressure controller provides more robustness relatively to load variations which are important requirements for pick-and place robotic tasks.29enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.3166/JESA.46.137-165Cascade controlGPCHLMIOutput linearizationPneumatic actuatorsControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineeringhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865438551&partnerID=8YFLogxK