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A Study on Human-Friendly Guide Robot

인간친화적인 안내 로봇 연구

  • Choi, Woo-Kyung (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Joo (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Ha, Sang-Hyung (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Jeon, Hong-Tae (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
  • 최우경 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 김성주 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 하상형 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 전홍태 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부)
  • Published : 2006.11.25
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Abstract

The recent development in robot field shows that service robot which interacts with human and provides specific service to human has been researched continually. Especially, robot for human welfare becomes the center of public concern. At present time, guide robot is priority field of general welfare robot and helps the blind keep safe path when he walks outdoor. In this paper, guide robot provides not only collision avoidance but also the best walking direction and velocity to blind people while recognizing environment information from various kinds of sensors. In addition, it is able to provide the most safe path planing on behalf of blind people.

최근 로봇 개발의 현황을 살펴보면 인간과 로봇이 공존하면서 인간이 로봇으로부터 서비스를 받을 수 있는 로봇의 개발이 지속적으로 증가하는 추세다. 그 중에서도 특히 관심을 끌고 있는 것은 복지 로봇에 관한 연구이다. 현재 가장 일반화되어 있는 복지 로봇은 시각 장애인의 주행을 도와주는 안내 로봇이며 장애물을 인식하여 안전한 경로를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 논문에서는 장애물 충돌회피의 기능뿐만 다양한 센서를 장착하여 환경 정보를 파악하여 사용자에게 가장 안전한 이동방향과 이동 속도를 제시한다. 또한 지도 정보를 이용하여 사용자에게 가장 친숙하고 안전한 주행 경로를 선택하는 안내 로봇을 제시한다.

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