Adaptive Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Control of 6-DOF Manipulator with Modified Switch Function

This paper presents an adaptive nonsingular terminal sliding mode control algorithm with a modified switch function for a 6-DOF manipulator with unknown modeling errors and external disturbances. The finitetime convergence of the controller is analyzed using Lyapunov stability theory. The algorithm avoids singular problems and estimates the upper bound of system uncertainties. A modified switch function is used to achieve precise tracking and reduce chattering in control torque. Finally, the effectiveness of the control method is verified through simulation.