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    • Robotics
    • Control Systems Engineering
    • Artificial Intelligence

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    • Robotic manipulators (RMs) require precise control under operational constraints.
    • Prescribed constraints are crucial for guaranteeing performance and safe operation in practical RM applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address the optimal control problem for robotic manipulators (RMs) with prescribed constraints.
    • To enhance the learning ability and optimize control performance for constrained RMs.

    Main Methods:

    • An error transformation function is utilized to convert constrained errors into an equivalent unconstrained form.
    • Critic learning (CL) is integrated into the control design for the transformed unconstrained system.
    • Stability analysis is performed to verify the proposed control strategy's feasibility.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed CL-based control effectively handles prescribed constraints in RMs.
    • Simulations on a two-degree-of-freedom (DOF) constrained RM demonstrate the controller's effectiveness.
    • The method improves learning ability and optimizes control performance.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed critic learning approach provides a feasible and effective solution for optimal control of constrained robotic manipulators.
    • This strategy enhances RM performance and ensures stability under prescribed constraints.