Sliding Mode Control for a Class of Under-actuated Robots

Under-actuated robots are characterized by the fact that they have fewer actuators than the degrees-of-freedom (DOF) to be controlled. Because they have many advantages, which include decreasing the number of actuators, lighting the system, reducing the cost, etc., they have become more and more valuable in both theory and applications. In this book, the sliding mode control for a class of under-actuated robots is studied. The contents of the book include the following five parts.