• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.573-576
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• 2009

We present a passive flow-rate regulator, capable to compensate inlet pressure variation and to maintain a constant flow-rate for precise liquid control. Deflection of the parallel membrane valves in the passive flowrate regulator adjusts fluidic resistance according to inlet fluid pressure without any external energy. Compared to previous passive flow-rate regulators, the present device achieves precision flow regulation functions at the lower threshold compensation pressure of 20kPa with the simpler structure. In the experimental study, the fabricated device achieves the constant flow-rate of $6.09{\pm}0.32{\mu}l/s$ over the inlet pressure range of $20{\sim}50$ kPa. The present flow-rate regulator having simple structure and lower compensation pressure level demonstrates potentials for use in integrated micropump systems.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.781-790
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• 2008

In order to improve on the divergence by noise convariance in the Kalman filter position estimation, we propose a method of position estimating through compensating the autonomous mobile robot's noise. Proposed method is the modified Kalman filter using neural network. It is prevented the divergence by the estimation of measurement noise covariance and system noise covariance. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, we performed simulations and experiments for position estimation. The results show that convergence and position error is reduced than the Kalman filter method.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.671-678
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• 2020

In this paper, a wireless measurement system has been developed which can measure the deformation of a tire in real time by utilizing strain gauge sensors and Zigbee wireless communication. A strain gauge sensor is mounted inside the tire and then the strain on the tire is obtained using the DSP module. The acquired sensor values are transmitted into the vehicle by radio communication. The wireless receiver module installed inside the vehicle can monitor the deformation of the tire in real time. The deformation of the tire can be used for measuring the load applied to each tire or the speed of the tire. The load or speed applied to the tires are essential parameters for the stable control of autonomous vehicles.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.261-262
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• 2023

자율운항선박의 도래와 예상 할 수 없는 선박의 구조 변화 및 적화 상태 변화로 인한 전복사고로부터 선박을 보호하기 위해서는 선박의 복원성 상태를 실시간으로 모니터링 것이 매우 중요합니다. 자율운항선박의 복원성 상태를 실시간으로 정밀 모니터링 시스템 개발은 운항자에게 사전에 위험을 경고하고 적화상태 보완 또는 평형수 상태 변형 등을 통하여 추가적은 복원성 확보를 위해서 필수적입니다. 본 연구는 실습선의 전자 경사계로 실시간 횡요 주기로 추정한 선박의 메타센터 높이(GM)의 정확도를 실험적으로 검증 하였습니다. 본 연구는 선박의 전자 경사계를 사용하여 선박의 복원성 안정성 상태를 실시간으로 평가하여 추정한 선박 GM의 정확도와 향후 연구에서 시스템 개선을 위한 요구 사항을 제시하였습니다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.71-79
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• 2020

Due to the recent changes in residential value, user needs for various spaces in residential space are increasing. However, it is not easy to change and reconstruct the first residential form according to the needs of the user due to the characteristics of the residential space where movement and deformation are difficult. Therefore, this study aims to derive a plan to meet user needs according to changing residential value by using fully autonomous vehicles with a concept of space that can be moved. First, the existing residential space was classified through literature research, and based on this, the space type of the fully autonomous vehicle for the residential was derived through user research. Then, through the survey method and statistical analysis, user needs analysis for residential space, usefulness analysis of derived space type and type specification were carried out. Finally, based on the results of the study, the design direction of the fully autonomous vehicle for residential purpose was presented. Based on the user's perception, it is meaningful that it categorizes the space of the fully autonomous vehicle for residential purposes and suggests the design direction.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.621-624
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• 2020

본 논문은 주행 로봇의 H/W에 관한 연구로서, 로봇 자체 지능을 통하여 주변 환경에 따라 변형되는 하이브리드 휠에 대한 바퀴 변형 방식을 제안한다. 더불어 바퀴 변형에 요구되는 다리의 개수, 극복 가능한 장애물의 높이, 계단주행 메커니즘을 구조적으로 분석하고, 개선된 성능을 입증하는 객관적인 실험데이터를 제시한다. 또한, 로봇 몸체 프레임을 설계하여 하이브리드 휠과 함께 장애물을 극복하는 응용 분야에 적용하여 제시한다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.410-418
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• 2023

Recently, advancements and commercialization in the field of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) has rapidly progressed. Concurrently, studies are also underway to develop methods for automatically surveying the condition of various on-board equipment remotely to ensure the navigational safety of MASS. One key issue that has gained prominence is the method to obtain values from analog gauges installed in various equipment through image processing. This approach has the advantage of enabling the non-contact detection of gauge values without modifying or changing already installed or planned equipment, eliminating the need for type approval changes from shipping classifications. The objective of this study was to identify a dynamically changing indicator needle within noisy images of analog gauges. The needle object must be identified because its position significantly affects the accurate reading of gauge values. An analog pressure gauge attached to an emergency fire pump model was used for image capture to identify the needle object. The acquired images were pre-processed through Gaussian filtering, thresholding, and morphological operations. The needle object was then identified through Hough Transform. The experimental results confirmed that the center and object of the indicator needle could be identified in images of noisy analog gauges. The findings suggest that the image processing method applied in this study can be utilized for shape identification in analog gauges installed on ships. This study is expected to be applicable as an image processing method for the automatic remote survey of MASS.

• Journal of KIISE:Databases
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.362-372
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• 2004

One of the most difficult problems in building a distributed GIS lies in the heterogeneity of spatial databases. In particular, positional mismatches between spatial databases, which arise due to several reasons, may incur incorrect query results. They result in unreliable outputs of query processing. One simple solution is to correct positional data in spatial databases at each site, according to the most accurate one. This solution is however not practical in cases where the autonomy of each database should be respected. In this paper, we propose a spatial query processing method without correcting positional data in each spatial database. Instead of correcting positional data, we dynamically transform a given query region or position onto each space where spatial objects of each site are located. Our proposed method is based on an elastic transformation method by using delaunay triangulation. Accuracy of this method is proved mathematically, and is confirmed by an experiment. Moreover, we implemented using common use database system for usefulness verification of this method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.673-676
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a improved control performance for autonomous mobile robot using the embeded system. The proposed PID(PPID) control method removes steady state error, and has good performance in transient response. The integral term in the proposed method accumulates error in increment section, inverses errors in decrement section, and increases the effect of integral coefficient around target. Therefore, the PPID control method decreases the overshoot, and makes settling time faster than general PID(GPID) control method. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method(PPID), we simulated the position control of DC motor, and experimented the velocity control of autonomous mobile robot. The PPID control method demonstrated good control performance that decrease overshoot and settling time in simulation and experiments.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.403-412
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• 1991

This paper proposes a type of self organizing neural network which recognizes arbitrary symbols as well as numerical or alphabetic characters. The proposed algorithm autonomically organizes and classifies similar patterns on the basis of the distribution types of characteristics in the input images. Thus it can be appliced for the recognition of arbitrary images when it is difficult to establish a learning rule. It performs a stale recognition process with in the limit of the memory capacity. The cheme was applied and tested to 50 different image patterns with increased noise level up to 44%(SNR 2dB). The implementation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm successfully recognizes the image patterns changed due to the various noise levels and thus proves excellent antinoise characteristics.