In this paper we address the problem of PID stabilization of a single-link inverted pendulum-based biomechanical model with force feedback, two levels of position and velocity feedback, and with delays in all the feedback loops. The novelty of the proposed model lies in its physiological relevance, whereby both small and medium latency sensory feedbacks from muscle spindle (MS), and force feedback from Golgi tendon organ (GTO) are included in the formulation. The biomechanical model also includes active and passive viscoelastic feedback from Hill-type muscle model and a second-order low-pass function for muscle activation. The central nervous system (CNS) regulation of postural movement is represented by a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. Pade´ approximation of delay terms is employed to arrive at an overall rational transfer function of the biomechanical model. The Hermite–Biehler theorem is then used to derive stability results, leading to the existence of stabilizing PID controllers. An algorithm for selection of stabilizing feedback gains is developed using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach.
Issue Section:
Technical Briefs
Keywords:
Single-link Biomechanical Model,
Delayed Feedbacks,
PID Control,
Hermite–Biehler Theorem,
Linear Matrix Inequality,
three-term control,
biomechanics,
biomedical engineering,
muscle,
force feedback,
position control,
motion control,
transfer functions,
closed loop systems,
stability criteria,
dynamic response
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