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This paper presents the control of an underactuated four Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) using a modified input-output feedback linearization technique. The effect of internal dynamics (due to the underactuated degrees of freedom of the CDPR) on the behavior of the moving platform is presented to highlight the need of an improved controller to stabilize the system outputs. A modified control scheme is then proposed as a solution to obtain stable system outputs. A structure with two separate branches is modeled to simultaneously act on the control inputs and the mathematical calculations are done using the well-established equations of nonlinear control theory. Following this, the response of the system to the modified control law is then verified by simulation. A comparison between the classical and modified feedback linearization is shown to illustrate the significant improvement in the stabilization of the various parameters such as the cable tensions and platform orientations.

International audience; This paper presents the control of an under-constrained 4 Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) using input-output feedback linearization technique. The dynamic model of the CDPR is first formulated by taking into account the Euler angle rates. Following this the input-output feedback linearization method is implemented to decouple the output and input. A linear feedback controller is then designed using pole placement method to control the CDPR. The control law is then verified by simulation using MATLAB software. Simple trajectories are then tested with and without the presence of noise to analyze the behavior of the control law.