Event‐triggered optimal control based on prescribed performance for a two‐link robotic manipulator

Summary In this article, an event‐triggered optimal control method based on prescribed performance is investigated for a constrained two‐link robotic manipulator system. To satisfy the performance constraints of the system, an equated error model of the dynamics model is established by means of two auxiliary functions and the prescribed performance technique. A predictive controller based on an adaptive event triggering mechanism is obtained by solving a constraint optimization problem for this transformed error model, and the triggering threshold can be adjusted based on real‐time changes of the system. This controller realizes the tracking of the joint angle with the desired angle and meets the prescribed performance conditions. Finally, the control algorithm is shown to be an effective method for improving control performance through numerical simulations and comparison with other prescribed performance functions.