Hierarchical intelligent control for robotic motion

This paper presents a new scheme for intelligent control of robotic manipulators. This scheme is a hierarchically integrated approach to neuromorphic and symbolic control of robotic manipulators. This includes an applied neural network for servo control and knowledge-based approximation. The neural network in the servo control level is based on a numerical manipulation, while the knowledge based part is symbolic manipulation. The knowledge base part develops control strategies symbolically for the servo level. The neural network compensates for vagueness in the control strategies, nonlinearities of the system and uncertainties in its environment using neuromorphic control.