• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.859-868
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new global positioning system (GPS) receiver algorithm to improve the positioning accuracy of a transporter using fault detection and isolation techniques from satellite signals. To improve the positioning accuracy, several factors including a feasible number of satellite signals, SNR, NAV Measurement Quality Indicator (mesQI), and Doppler, among others, have been utilized in the proposed algorithm. To increase the number of feasible satellite signals, an erroneous satellite signal has been replaced by the previous one. In conventional approaches, received GPS signals are analyzed and directly determined to be contaminated or not. The only clean signals are utilized for identifying the current location. This fault detection and isolation (FDI) feasibility test is popular for commercial GPS receivers. In the urban environment, especially near a building, the feasible number of satellite signals becomes insufficient to position the transporter. To overcome this problem, satellite signals are efficiently selected and recovered. Additionally, using the proposed GPS receiver algorithm, a feasible number of satellite signals can be increased, thereby improving the positional accuracy. Real world experiments using a transporter that carries blocks in a shipyard have demonstrated the superiority of the proposed algorithm compared to conventional approaches.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2012

There are increasing demands from the industry for intelligent robot-calibration solutions, which can be tightly integrated to the manufacturing process. A proposed solution can simplify conventional robot-calibration and teaching methods without tedious procedures and lengthy training time. iGPS(Indoor GPS) system is a laser based real-time dynamic tracking/measurement system. The key element is acquiring and reporting three-dimensional(3D) information, which can be accomplished as an integrated system or as manual contact based measurements by a user. A 3D probe is introduced as the user holds the probe in his hand and moves the probe tip over the object. The X, Y, and Z coordinates of the probe tip are measured in real-time with high accuracy. In this paper, a new approach of robot-calibration and teaching system is introduced by implementing a 3D measurement system for measuring and tracking an object with motions in up to six degrees of freedom. The general concept and kinematics of the metrology system as well as the derivations of an error budget for the general device are described. Several experimental results of geometry and its related error identification for an easy compensation / teaching method on an industrial robot will also be included.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2019

무선 위치 추적 시스템은 모바일, 로봇 추적 시스템 및 인터넷 위치 기반 서비스(LBS) 애플리케이션과 같은 응용분야에서 사용할 수 있다. GPS 시스템은 가장 잘 알려진 위치 추적 시스템이지만 실내에서의 사용이 용이하지 않다. 실내 위치 추적 시스템에 대한 비용 효율적인 측면에서 무선 주파수 식별(RFID) 위치 추적 방법을 연구하였다. RFID 시스템 대부분은 소모성 배터리를 사용하는 능동형 RFID 태그를 사용지만, 본 논문에서는 패시브 RFID 태그를 사용하는 저렴한 실내 위치 추적 시스템을 개발하였다. 정밀한 추적 알고리즘을 사용하기 위하여 패턴인식에 의한 위치 추적 방법과 회귀곡선을 생성하여 위치를 추적하는 시스템을 연구하였다. 시스템은 잡음으로 인한 오류 수준을 검증하여 테스트하였다. 회귀식에 의해 생성된 3차원 곡선은 미분방정식에 의해서 확률적으로 설명력이 높은 좌표를 추정하였다. 이 제안된 시스템은 모바일 로봇 시스템, AGV 및 휴대전화 LBS에도 적용될 수 있다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2012

Due to the development of construction technology, there is a considerable increase in the number of skyscrapers in the world. Accordingly, there are rapid growing requests about maintenance systems such as cleaning, painting, and monitoring the processes of facade in highrise buildings. However, it is extremely dangerous working the walls of high-rise buildings, and crashes from buildings have accounted for large proportion of constructional accidents. An alternative solution must be developed with the commercialization of automatic robot systems. For the last decade, interest in developing robots for cleaning and maintenance in facade of highrise buildings has continuously increased. The use of automatic robot systems can be expected to reduce accidents and decrease labor costs. In this paper, we propose a new kind of cleaning mechanism. We have designed and manufactured various cleaning tools for different types of facades with economic commercialization. The cleaning cycle, size, and intensity will be determined by economic constraints as well. The final goals are to design and manufacture tools and robots that can clean facades efficiently and rapidly even in dangerous places. The cleaning tool systems consist of nozzles, brush rollers, and squeezing devices. Furthermore, these tools and robots perform each process utilizing the systems of built-in guide types and gondola types for building maintenance. The performance of the proposed cleaning tools is evaluated experimentally; however additional study should be necessary for safer and more stable commercialization.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1034-1039
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• 2005

SALM(Simultaneous localization and mapping) and AI(Artificial intelligence) have been active research areas in robotics for two decades. In particular, localization is one of the most important tasks in mobile robot research. Until now expensive sensors such as a laser sensor have been used for mobile robot localization. Currently, the proliferation of RFID technology is advancing rapidly, while RFID reader devices, antennas and tags are becoming increasingly smaller and cheaper. So, in this paper, the smart floor using passive RFID tags is proposed and, passive RFID tags are mainly used for identifying location of the mobile robot in the smart floor. We discuss a number of challenges related to this approach, such as tag distribution (density and structure), typing and clustering. In the smart floor using RFID tags, the localization error results from the sensing area of the RFID reader, because the reader just knows whether the tag is in the sensing range of the sensor and, until now, there is no study to estimate the heading of mobile robot using RFID tags. So, in this paper, two algorithms are suggested to. The Markov localization method is used to reduce the location(X,Y) error and the Kalman Filter method is used to estimate the heading($\theta$) of mobile robot. The algorithms which are based on Markov localization require high computing power, so we suggest fast Markov localization algorithm. Finally we applied these algorithms our personal robot CMR-P3. And we show the possibility of our probability approach using the cheap sensors such as odometers and RFID tags for mobile robot localization in the smart floor

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2016

LM 볼가이드는 구름접촉을 갖는 이송시스템의 핵심요소로서 공작기계, 반도체 장비, 로봇 등 정밀기계에 널리 사용된다. 그러나 LM 볼가이드에서 발생하는 마찰력은 마찰열을 유발하여 위치 정도를 저하시키고 강성과 예압 변화를 야기한다. 이런 영향을 정확하게 분석하여 정밀 기계설계에 응용하기 위해서는 마찰력 모델의 정식화가 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 구름마찰, 점성마찰, 슬립마찰을 고려한 LM 볼가이드의 정확한 마찰력 모델을 유도한다. 그리고 다양한 조립, 부하 및 속도 조건에서 실험을 수행하여 마찰력 모델의 신뢰성을 검증하고, 마찰력 모델로부터 마찰 성분의 영향력을 분석한다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1199-1206
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• 2012

Recently, technologies to help the elderly or disabled people who have difficulty in walking are being developed. In order to develop these technologies, it is necessary to construct a system that gathers the gait data of people and analysis of these data is also important. In this research, we constructed the development of sensor system which consists of pressure sensor, three-axis accelerometer and two-axis gyro sensor. We used k-means clustering algorithm to classify the data for characterization, and then calculated the symmetry index with histogram which was produced from each cluster. We collected gait data from sensors attached on two subjects. The experiment was conducted for two kinds of gait status. One is walking with normal gait; the other is walking with abnormal gait (abnormal gait means that the subject walks by dragging the right leg intentionally). With the result from the analysis of acceleration component, we were able to confirm that the analysis technique of this data could be used to determine gait symmetry. In addition, by adding gyro components in the analysis, we could find that the symmetry index was appropriate to express symmetry better.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.368-374
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• 2013

Maintenance works for current high-rise buildings significantly depend on human labor, unlike other construction processes that are gradually being automated. Herein, this paper proposes robotic building maintenance system using motion control, in specific, reducing a system jerk which is directly subjected to improve the process performance and economic feasibility. The sensor for detecting straight and curvature section of the building facade, moreover rail-joint segment can be detected and be utilized for reducing jerk of the system. Analysis of the proposed system error caused by excessive vibration, e.g. jerk motion is introduced. To enhance the stability and safety of the system, herein, the strategy is proposed for enhancing the performance of the system based on anti-jerk motion control algorithm which comes out increasing the stability and sustainability of the integrated system, as well.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 추계종합학술대회 B
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• pp.175-178
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• 2008

Z. cao는 Relation matrix를 사용한 정밀한 추론이 가능한 NFRM(New fuzzy reasoning method)을 제안하였다. 이는 추론의 규칙 수가 적음에도 불구하고 Mamdani의 퍼지추론 방식에 비하여 좋은 성능을 보였다. 그러나 대부분의 퍼지스템의 경우, MIMO 시스템에 적용시 피지추론규칙을 도출해 내기 힘들고 많은 규칙의 수가 요구되는 단점을 갖는다. 그러므로 본 연구자에 의하여 과거에 Z. Cao's의 퍼지추론 방법을 MIMO 시스템으로 확장된 MIMO 퍼지추론 방식을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 제안된 퍼지추론 방식의 relation matrix를 시행착오법에 의해 소요되는 많은 시간과 노력을 줄이고, 더욱 정밀한 추론 성능의 개선을 위하여 경사감소학습법을 사용한 학습기능을 갖는 MIMO 퍼지추론 방식을 제안하고자 한다. 모의실험은 2축 로봇의 역기구학 문제를 푸는데 적용하여 제안된 추론방식이 좋은 성능을 보였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2013

Small mobile robots which use round wheels are suitable for driving on a flat surface, but it cannot climb the obstacle whose height is greater than the radius of wheels. As an alternative, legged-wheels have been proposed by many researchers due to its better climbing performance. However, driving and climbing performances have a trade-off relationship so that their driving performance should be sacrificed. In this study, in order to achieve both driving and climbing performances, a new transformable wheel was developed. The developed transformable wheel can have a round shape on a flat surface and change its shape into legged-wheel when it makes a contact with an obstacle. For design of the transformable wheel, the performance of legged-wheel was analyzed with respect to the number and curvature of the leg, and then the new transformable wheel was designed based on the analysis. Contrary to the existing transformable wheels that contain additional actuators for the transformation, the developed transformable wheel can be unfolded without any additional actuator. In this study, in order to validate the transformable wheel, a simple robot platform was fabricated. Consequently, it climbed the obstacle whose height is 2.6 times greater than the wheel radius.