Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation

This paper proposes a novel bi-fidelity control framework for robotic manipulators that integrates a high-fidelity model predictive control (MPC) scheme with a low-fidelity Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network surrogate. Unlike conventional fixed-schedule approaches, our method employs an ev...

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Main Authors: Fawaz W. Alsaade, Mohammed S. Al-zahrani, Fuad E. Alsaadi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Mohammed S. Al-zahrani
Fuad E. Alsaadi
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description This paper proposes a novel bi-fidelity control framework for robotic manipulators that integrates a high-fidelity model predictive control (MPC) scheme with a low-fidelity Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network surrogate. Unlike conventional fixed-schedule approaches, our method employs an event-triggered mechanism that dynamically selects the appropriate controller based on a real-time error metric. This mechanism ensures that the computationally intensive MPC is invoked only when the LSTM approximation deviates beyond acceptable bounds. We rigorously established the near-optimal performance and closed-loop stability of our approach via Lyapunov analysis under mild assumptions, instilling confidence in its reliability. The simulation results on a three-arm manipulator, subject to low-frequency sinusoidal and high-frequency chirp trajectories, demonstrate that the proposed approach achieves up to 80–90% reduction in MPC calls, significantly improving the accuracy of the follow-up and computational efficiency. These findings highlight the potential of integrating learning-based approximations with conventional optimization-based control to achieve reliable and time-efficient performance in complex robotic manipulation tasks.
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spelling doaj-art-7db9a91f5df842e3a54ad2a75a5bb73f2025-08-20T03:53:56ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302025-06-012610537410.1016/j.rineng.2025.105374Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulationFawaz W. Alsaade0Mohammed S. Al-zahrani1Fuad E. Alsaadi2Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer Networks and Communications, College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaCommunication Systems and Networks Research Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.This paper proposes a novel bi-fidelity control framework for robotic manipulators that integrates a high-fidelity model predictive control (MPC) scheme with a low-fidelity Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network surrogate. Unlike conventional fixed-schedule approaches, our method employs an event-triggered mechanism that dynamically selects the appropriate controller based on a real-time error metric. This mechanism ensures that the computationally intensive MPC is invoked only when the LSTM approximation deviates beyond acceptable bounds. We rigorously established the near-optimal performance and closed-loop stability of our approach via Lyapunov analysis under mild assumptions, instilling confidence in its reliability. The simulation results on a three-arm manipulator, subject to low-frequency sinusoidal and high-frequency chirp trajectories, demonstrate that the proposed approach achieves up to 80–90% reduction in MPC calls, significantly improving the accuracy of the follow-up and computational efficiency. These findings highlight the potential of integrating learning-based approximations with conventional optimization-based control to achieve reliable and time-efficient performance in complex robotic manipulation tasks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025014446Bi-fidelity controlOptimal controlLSTM neural networksEvent-triggered controlRobotic manipulatorHybrid control systems
spellingShingle Fawaz W. Alsaade
Mohammed S. Al-zahrani
Fuad E. Alsaadi
Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
Results in Engineering
Bi-fidelity control
Optimal control
LSTM neural networks
Event-triggered control
Robotic manipulator
Hybrid control systems
title Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
title_full Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
title_fullStr Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
title_full_unstemmed Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
title_short Event-driven bi-fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
title_sort event driven bi fidelity control for efficient and reliable robotic manipulation
topic Bi-fidelity control
Optimal control
LSTM neural networks
Event-triggered control
Robotic manipulator
Hybrid control systems
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025014446
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