要旨で参照されている先行研究としては、古典的なwave-transformationアーキテクチャに関する研究が挙げられる。また、passivity-based teleoperationの基礎となる研究や、passivity-shortageの概念を導入した研究が関連する。具体的な論文名は要旨に明記されていないが、同分野の定番として、R. J. Anderson and M. W. Spongによる「Bilateral control of teleoperators with time delay」や、G. Niemeyer and J.-J. E. Slotineによる「Stable adaptive teleoperation」などが考えられる。
We study bilateral teleoperation between nonlinear, multi-DOF robotic manipulators in the presence of constant communication delays. Unlike classical wave-transformation architectures that transmit a coordinating force, we consider the case where the environmental force is reflected to the master side to enhance teleoperation transparency. Since direct contact force feedback might destabilize the closed-loop system, we first develop a passivity-shortage characterization for the Euler--Lagrange remote system using a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. An upper strictly passive communication law is then employed to compensate for the computed passivity shortage so that the closed-loop stability under delays as well as position and force synchronization are preserved under appropriate conditions. Simulations with nonlinear 2-DOF robotic manipulators in different settings illustrate our approach.