Abstract
This paper presents a novel control framework for robot manipulator path tracking based on the integration of artificial immune systems, fuzzy logic, and fractional-order PID control. The proposed Fuzzy-Immune Fractional-Order PID (FIFOPID) controller combines immune feedback mechanisms, fuzzy logic reasoning, and fractional-order control principles, with controller parameters optimized using the Clonal Selection Algorithm (CSA). The performance of the FIFOPID controller is evaluated and compared against a Fuzzy-Immune PID (FIPID) controller under identical conditions. Simulation results conducted in MATLAB 2014a with SIMULINK demonstrate that the optimal FIFOPID controller outperforms the FIPID controller in terms of path tracking accuracy and overall control performance, highlighting its potential as an effective approach for precise robotic manipulator control.