본 논문에서는 상태와 제어입력에 시간지연을 가지는 이산 불확실성 시스템의 견실 H/sub ∞/ 상태궤환 제어기 설계문제를 다룬다. 동일한 제어기에 대해서, 파라미터 불확실성을 가지는 시간지연 시스템이 자승적 안정성(quadratic stability)과 폐루프 시스템의 H/sub ∞/ 노옴의 한계를 유지하면서 파라미터 불확실성이 없는 등가의 시스템으로 변형된다. 그리고 주어진 이산 불확실성 시간지연 시스템의 견실 H/sub ∞/ 상태궤환 제어기가 존재할 충분조건과 제어기 설계 알고리듬을 제시한다. 또한 변수치환과 Schur 여수(complement) 정리를 이용하면 구한 충분조건은 LMI(linear matrix inequality) 형태로 쓸 수 있다. 예제를 통하여 제시한 결과의 타당성을 보인다.

In this paper, we propose a novel fault isolation filter design method using the left eigenstructure assignment scheme proposed by Choi et. al., The proposed filter shows good fault isolation performance with exact eigenstructure assignment. An eigenstructure assignment methodology which satisfies the required fault isolation conditions is also proposed. The proposed method guarantees that the corrupted m simultaneous faults can be isolated when the number of available output measurements are (m+1).

본 논문에서는 확률 최적 제어문제에서 발생되는 Elliptic type H-J-B(Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman) 방정식에 대한 수치해를 구하였다. 수치해를 구하기 위하여 Contraction 사상 및 유한차분법을 이용하였으며, 시스템은 It/sub ∧/ 형태의 Stochastic 방정식으로 취하였다. 수치해는 수학적인 테스트 케이스를 설정하여 검증하였으며, 최적제어 Map을 방정식의 해를 구하면서 동시에 구하였다.

본 논문에서는 선형 시불변 시스템에 대해 상태되먹임을 이용한 폐루프계의 지정된 영역내의 극배치법을 제안한다. 본 제안된 기법은 해밀톤 행렬의 하중행렬 Q의 설정에 의해 지정된 영역 (α중심, γ반경)내에 극배치가 가능함을 보인다. 먼저, Gershgorin의 이론을 적용하기 위해 해밀톤 행렬을 등가 변환시킨 후 행렬의 각 계수를 α와 γ의 관계를 이용하여 유도한다. 위의 관계를 만족하는 해밀톤 행렬의 각 하중행렬과 변환행렬을 이용하여 폐루프계의 상태되먹임 제어칙을 구한다. 또한 본 기법은 해밀톤 행렬과 최적제어와의 관계를 지니고 있으므로 얻어진 폐루프계는 최적제어법에서와 동일한 강인함을 가지게 된다. 끝으로 예제를 통하여 지정된 영역내의 극배치가 이루어짐을 보인다.

In this paper a new modeling and an optimal pole-placement control for the suspension system of Macpherson type are investigated. The rotational motion of the unsprung mass is emphasized in the new modeling. The two generalized coordinates selected in the new model are the vortical displacement of sprung mass and the angular displacement of control arm. Both variables are measured from their static equilibrium points. It is shown that the conventional model is a special case of the new model since the transfer function of the new model coincides with that of the conventional one if the lower support point of the shock absorber is located at the mass center of the unsprung mass. It is also shown that the resonance frequencies of the new model agree better with experimental results. Therefore, the new model is more general in the sense that it Provides an extra degree of freedom in determining the plant model for control system design. An optimal pole-placement control which combines LQ control and pole-placement technique is applied to the new model. Simulations are provided.

In this paper real-time estimation methods for identifying the tire-road friction coefficient are presented. Taking advantage of the Magic Formula Tire Model, the similarity technique and the specific model for the vehicle dynamics, a reduced order observer/filtered-regressor-based method is proposed. The Proposed method is evaluated on simulations of a full-vehicle model with an eight state nonlinear vehicle/transmission model and nonlinear suspension model. It has been shown through simulations that it is possible to estimate the tire-road friction from measurements of engine rpm, transmission output speed and wheel speeds using the proposed identification method. The proposed method can be used as a useful option as a part of vehicle collision warning/avoidance systems and will be useful in the implementation of a warning algorithm since the tire-road friction can be estimated only using RPM sensors.

In this paper, using $\mu$ synthesis algorithm with structured uncertainty, we design controller and apply it for the Two-Inertia resonance(TMS: Two Mass Spring) system. The TMS system is one of the simplest models which generate a torsional vibration. In this system, it is required to design a controller achieving the control performance while suppressing the torsional vibration. Furthermore, when vibration frequency for the system is varying by reason of parameter variations, we should consider parameter variations in controller design. Then, we design two other controller schemes of the PI controller and the standard $H_{\infty}$ controller and compare these controllers with the controller designed by the $\mu$ synthesis robust control method by using simulations and experiments.

This paper presents a neural network-based adaptive controller for a single flexible-link. The control for feedback-error loaming of neural network is designed by using the re-definition approach. The neural network controllers are implemented on an single flexible-link experimental test-bed. The tip response is significantly improved and the vibrations of the flexible modes are damped very fast. Experimental and simulation results are presented of the proposed tip position tracking controllers over the conventional PD-type, passive controllers.

Ultrasonic sensors have been widely used to recognize the working environment for a mobile robot. However, their intrinsic problems, such as specular reflection, wide beam angle, and slow propagation velocity, require an excessive number of sensors to be integrated for achieving the sensing goal. This paper proposes a new measurement scheme which uses only two sets of ultrasonic sensors to determine the location and the type of a target surface. By measuring the time difference between the returned signals from the target surface, which are generated by two transmitters with 1 ㎳ difference, it classifies the type and determines the size of the target surface. Since the proposed sensor system uses only two sets of ultrasonic sensors to recognize and localize the target surface, it significantly simplifies the sensing system and reduces the signal processing time so that the working environment can be recognized in real time.

본 논문은 카메라 파라메터의 측정오차에 대하여 강인성을 보이는 새로운 로봇의 스테레오 시각 위치제어 알고리즘을 제시한다. 제시된 알고리즘은 카메라로부터 측정된 영상 데이터만을 이용함으로써, 특히 파라메터 측정오차에 대하여 매우 민감함을 보이는 영상 데이터로부터 작업 공간에서의 위치로의 변환, 즉 역변환 추정장치의 필요성을 제거하였다. 이러한 특징이 기존 개발된 시각 제어기와의 큰 차이를 두고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 제시된 제어기는 전 작업 영역 내에서 시스템 안정성을 갖는다. 또한 카메라의 위치 측정 오차에 대하여 전혀 영향을 받지 않음이 증명되어지고 방향 폭정 오류에 대해서도 기존 제어기보다 강인함을 시뮬레이션을 통하여 보여진다.

We propose a novel algorithm capable of recognizing the road lane by image processing. Considering the fact that the direction and location of road lane are maintained similarly in successive images we formulate a function to represent the property. However, as noises play the role of making a lot of similar patterns appear and disappear in the road image, keeping of robustness in the lane detection has been known a difficult work. To overcome this problem, we introduce the following three ideas: 1) design of a function based on an edge direction and magnitude, 2) construction of a recursive filter to estimate the function recursively for successive images, 3) principal axis-based line fitting. These concepts enhance the adaptability to cope with the random environment of traffic scene and eventually lead to the reliable detection of a road lane.

An artificial neural network(NN) technique is developed for hardware redundant sensor validation. Since the measurement space is a continuous space with many operating regions, it is difficult to train a NN to correctly detect failure in an accurate measurement system. A conventional backpropagation NN is modified to include an additional preprocessing layer that extracts classification features from scalar measurements. This feature extraction means transform the measurement space to parity space. The NN is independent of the state variable being measured, the instrument range, and the signal tolerance. This NN resembles the parity space approach to signal validation, except that analytical parity equations are unneeded and the NN pattern recognition capability is utilized for decision making.

본 논문에서는 강인한 비선형 예측제어기를 개발하여 연구용 원자로 벽면검사를 위한 수중로봇에 적용하여 보았다. 비선형 예측제어기는 먼저 적절한 함수 확장을 이용하여 시스템의 미래 출력 값을 예측하고, 예측값과 설정치와의 차이를 최소화시키는 제어입력을 구하여 시스템에 인가한다. 이러한 제어기에 의한 폐회로 동특성은 목적함수가 상태변수로 이루어진 경우는 항상 안정한 특성을 보이고 목적함수가 출력변수으로 이루어진 경우는 상대 계수가 4이하인 경우에 안정한 특성을 보인다. 이 제어기는 기존의 비선형 제어기가 적용 불가능한 시스템에도 적용 가능한 장점을 가지고 있다. 시스템의 불확실성이 큰 경우, 제어 안정도 및 제어 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 감독제어를 비선형 예측제어기에 포함시켰다. 이러한 제어기를 수중 벽면 주행로봇에 대한 모사실험에 적용한 결과 제어기의 강인함과 제어 성능 향상을 볼 수 있었다.

In this paper, it is shown that the conventional methods for dealing with the singularity problem of a manipulator can be generalized as a local minimization problem with differently weighted objective functions. A new damping method proposed in this article automatically determines the damping amounts for singular values, which are inversely proportional to the magnitude of the singular values. Furthermore, this can be done without explicitly computing the singular values. The proposed method can be applied to all the manipulators with revolute joints.

This paper proposes an automatic microshaping technology using laser and applies it to implementation of semicutting control system of the panel inside which a car air bag is equipped. Since it is impossible to project laser directly onto the desired working point of a target panel due to fixedness of laser generator, we reflect the generated laser, using reflection mirrors and focusing lenses, to project onto the desired working point. Also, in order to conduct an uniform semicutting control with constant width and depth, we control the end-effector of manipulator, which grasp the laser reflection mirror, to track working path with constant speed and orientation. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed methods are checked through experiments tracking a path formatted with straight lines and arcs.

In this paper, we propose a machine vision algorithm for inspecting inserts which are used for milling and turning operations. Major defects of the inserts are breakage and crack on insert surfaces. Among the defects, breakages on the face of the inserts can be detected through three stages of the algorithm developed in this paper. In the first stage, a multi-layer perceptron is used to recognize the inserts being inspected. Edge detection of the insert image is performed in the second stage. Finally, in the third stage breakages on the insert face are identified using Hough transform. The overall algorithm is tested on real specimens and the results show that the algorithm works fairly well.

The purpose of this study is to find the analytic solution of determining the optimal capacity of processes and storages to meet the product demand. Recent trend to reduce product delivery time and to provide high quality product to customer requires the increasing capacity of storage facilities. However, the cost of constructing and operating storage facilities is becoming substantial because of increasing land value, environmental and safety concern. Therefore, reasonable decision making about the capacity of processes and storages is important subject for industries. The industrial solution for this subject is to use the classical economic lot sizing method, EOQ(Economic Order Quantity) model, trimmed with practical experience but the unrealistic assumption of EOQ model is not suitable for the chemical plant design with highly interlinked processes and storages. This study, a first systematic attempt for this subject, clearly overcomes the limitation of classical lot sizing method. The superstructure of the plant consists of the network of serially and/or parallelly interlinked processes and storages. A novel production and inventory analysis method, PSW(Periodic Square Wave) model, is applied. The objective function of optimization is minimizing the total cost composed of setup and inventory holding cost. The advantage of PSW model comes from the fact that the model provide a set of simple analytic solution in spite of realistic description of material flow between process and storage. The resulting simple analytic solution can greatly enhance the proper and quick investment decision for the preliminary plant design confronting diverse economic situation.

A new scheduling algorithm for large scale semiconductor processes is addressed. The difficulties of scheduling for semiconductor fabrication processes are mainly due from repeating production of wafers that experience reentrant flows. Sequence branch algorithm (SBA) is proposed for large real scheduling problems when all processing times are deterministic. The SBA is based on the reachability graph of Petri net of which the several defects such as memory consumption and system deadlock are complemented. Though the SBA shows the solution deviating a little from the optimal solution of mixed integer programming, it is adjustable for large size scheduling problems. Especially, it shows a potential that is capable of handling commercial size problems that are intractable with mathematical programming.