TY - JOUR T1 - Tracking Control for Robot Manipulator Based on Neural Networks with Adaptive Learning Rate AU - , Noureddine Guersi AU - , Messaoud Djeghaba AU - , Dimitri Lefebvre AU - , Fabrice Druaux AU - , Edouard Leclercq JO - Asian Journal of Information Technology VL - 4 IS - 10 SP - 927 EP - 934 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1682-3915 DO - ajit.2005.927.934 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2005.927.934 KW - Multilayer neural networks KW -gradient descent method KW -adaptive learning rate KW -stable on-line MIMO control KW -robot trajectory tracking AB - The selection of learning rates to obtain satisfactory performances for neural network controllers is a challenging problem. In order to skip any time consuming experimentation for the choice of an appropriate value of the learning rate, this paper is concerned with an online adaptive learning rate algorithm derived from the convergence analysis of the usual gradient descent method. Based on the feedback linearization method, a multilayer neural network controller approximates online the unknown dynamics of the system including the non–linear behaviours. The proposed controller does not require any preliminary off-line training. A stability proof of this control scheme is given. Simulations and a comparison with a PD controller and several fixed learning rate neural controllers illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in case of daptive control for robot trajectory tracking. ER -