• 한국정밀공학회지
• /
• 제19권2호
• /
• pp.126-132
• /
• 2002

Robot manipulator has highly nonlinear dynamics. Therefore the control of multi-link robot arms is a challenging and difficult problem. In this paper an independent joint adaptive fuzzy sliding mode scheme is developed leer control of robot manipulators. The proposed scheme does not require an accurate manipulator dynamic model, yet it guarantees asymptotic trajectory tracking despite gross robot parameter variations. Numerical simulation for independent joint control of a 3-axis PUMA arm will also be included.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제27권2호
• /
• pp.238-245
• /
• 2003

To overcome the weakness in the load capacity of conventional robot manipulators actuated by motors with the speed reducer such as the harmonic driver, we proposed a new closed-chain type of the robot actuator which is composed of the four-bar-link mechanism driven by the ball screw. The robot manipulator is revolute-jointed and composed of four axes. The base axis is actuated by the lineal actuator such as the ball screw, and the others are actuated by the proposed actuator. We analyzed the mechanism of the actuators of the robot joints, and developed the dynamics model. The dynamics are expressed in the joint coordinates and then they are mapped into the sliding coordinates of the ball screw. We performed fundamental tests on the structure of the robot.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
• /
• 제24권9호
• /
• pp.2167-2173
• /
• 2000

The HANARO (High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor) has operated since 1995. The Cold Neutron(CN) hole was implanted in the reflector tank from the design stage. Before a vacuum chamber and a moderator cell for the cold neutron source are installed into the CN hole, it is necessary to measure the exact size of the inside diameter and thickness of the CN hole to prevent the interference problem. Due to inaccessibility and high radiation field in the CN hole, a mechanical measurement method is not permitted. The immersion ultrasonic technique is considered as the best method to measure the thickness and the diameter. The 4 axis manipulator of the 2 channel of a sensor module was fabricated. The transducer of 10 MHz results in 0.03 nun of resolution. The inside diameter and thickness for 550 points of the CN hole were measured using 2 channel ultrasonic sensors. The results showed that the thickness is in the range of 13-6.7 mm and inside diameter is in the range of o 156-165. These data will be a good reference in the design of a cold neutron source facility.

• Advances in robotics research
• /
• 제2권2호
• /
• pp.113-127
• /
• 2018

Robotics and automation are rapidly growing in the industries replacing human labor. The idea of robots replacing humans is positively influencing the business thereby increasing its scope of research. This paper discusses the development of an experimental platform controlled by a robotic arm through Robot Operating System (ROS). ROS is an open source platform over an existing operating system providing various types of robots with advanced capabilities from an operating system to low-level control. We aim in this work to control a 7-DOF manipulator arm (Robai Cyton Gamma 300) equipped with an external vision camera system through ROS and demonstrate the task of balancing a ball on a plate-type end effector. In order to perform feedback control of the balancing task, the ball is designed to be tracked using a camera (Sony PlayStation Eye) through a tracking algorithm written in C++ using OpenCV libraries. The joint actuators of the robot are servo motors (Dynamixel) and these motors are directly controlled through a low-level control algorithm. To simplify the control, the system is modeled such that the plate has two-axis linearized motion. The developed system along with the proposed approaches could be used for more complicated tasks requiring more number of joint control as well as for a testbed for students to learn ROS with control theories in robotics.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
• /
• 제16권7호
• /
• pp.927-934
• /
• 2002

The HANARO ( High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor) has been operated since 1995. The Cold Neutron (CN) hole was implanted in the reflector tank from the design stage. Before a vacuum chamber and a moderator cell for the cold neutron source are installed into the CN hole, it is necessary to measure exactly the size of the inside diameter and thickness of the CN hole to prevent the interference problem. Due to inaccessibility and high radiation field in the CN hole, a mechanical measurement method is not permitted. The immersed ultrasonic technique is considered as the best way to measure the thickness and the diameter of the CN hole. The 4-Axis manipulator was designed and fabricated for locating the ultrasonic sensors. The transducer of an ultrasonic sensor having 10 MHz frequency leads to high resolution as much as 0.03mm. The inside diameter and thickness of 550 points of the CN hole were measured using 2 channel ultrasonic sensors. The results show that the thickness and inside diameter of the CN hole is in the range of 3.3∼6.7mm and 156∼ 165mm, respectively. This data will be a good reference for the design of the cold neutron source facility.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제34권2호
• /
• pp.267-274
• /
• 2010

중력보상기의 구조에 대해 연구하였고, 이를 적용하여 로봇 관절의 성능을 개선하기 위하여 새롭게 개발한 6축의 로봇 매니퓰레이터에 대해 설명한다. 로봇의 기구학 해석을 하였다. 또한, 다양한 스프링으로 구성된 중력보상기를 적용한 로봇 관절구동기의 성능에 대하여 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과에 따르면, 중력보상기를 적용한 로봇 매니퓰레이터의 관절에 가해지는 외부부하는 중력보상기에 사용되는 스프링의 강도에 비례하여 줄어드는 것이 검증되었다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.123-130
• /
• 2014

참외 재배환경은 토양 위의 수평바닥에서 재배된 것을 수확하여야 하며, 참외가 잎으로 덮여져 있어 인식이 어렵고, 덩굴성 줄기로 인해 참외를 그립하기에도 매우 불리하다. 이러한 재배환경에 적합하도록 엔드이펙트, 머니퓰레이터, 인식장치 등의 참외 수확 로봇을 개발하였고 이를 시험하였다. 엔드이펙터는 수확물을 잡기 위한 그립퍼와 줄기를 절단하는 커터로 구분되며, 그립퍼는 4개의 핑거가 동시에 구동하고, 커터는 2개로 전후진 동작이 되도록 설계하여 파지력과 절단력을 제어할 수 있도록 하였다. 머니퓰레이터는 중심축을 기준으로 회전을 하는 L-R형 모델에 직교 좌표형과 셔틀형 머니퓰레이터를 조합한 4축 매니플레이트 구조로 설계하였다. 인식장치는 1차 인식장치인 GVC와 2차 인식장치인 LVC를 이용하여 참외를 식별하고 그 중에서 당도나 숙도를 예측하여 선별하였다. 이 장치를 이용하여 로봇의 성능시험을 한 결과 수확시간은 평균 18.2sec/ea, 픽업율은 평균 91.4%, 손상율은 평균 8.2%, 선별율은 평균 72.6%로 나타났다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전력기술부문A
• /
• 제48권9호
• /
• pp.1140-1146
• /
• 1999

In this paper, a force estimation method is proposed for force control without force sensor. For this , a disturbance observer is applied to each joint of an {{{{ { n}_{ } }}}} degrees of freedom manipulator to obtain a simple equivalent robot dynamics(SERD) being represented as an n independent double integrator system. To estimate the output of disturbance observer due to internal torque, the disturbance observer output estimator(DOOE) is designed, where uncertain parameters of the robot manipulator are adjusted by the gradient method to minimize the performance index which is defined as the quadratic form of the error signal between the output of disturbance observer and that of DOOE. when the external force is exerted, the external force is estimated by the difference between the output of disturbance observer and DOOE, since output of disturbance observer includes the external torque signal as well as the internal torque estimated by the output of DOOE. And then, a force controller is designed for force feedback control employing the estimated force signal. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed force estimation method, several numerical examples and experimental results are illustrated for the 2-axis direct drive robot manipulator.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
• /
• 제21권3호
• /
• pp.361-368
• /
• 1997

In order to eliminate position errors existing at the steady state in the motion control of robotic manipulators, a new fuzzy control algorithm is propeosed using three variables, position error, velocity error and integral of position errors as input variables of the fuzzy controller. Although the number of input variables of the fuzzy controller is increased from two to three, the number of fuzzy control rules is just increased by two. Three dimensional look-up table is used to reduce the computational time in real-time control, and a technique reducing the amount of necessary memory is introduced. Simulation and experimental studies show that the position errors at the steady state are decreased more than 90% compared to those of existing fuzzy controller when the proposed fuzzy controller is applied to the 2 axis direct drive SCARA robot manipulator.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
• /
• 제21권10호
• /
• pp.1619-1625
• /
• 1997

This paper concerns a 2-axis PR type pneumatic manipulator system translating in vertical and rotating in horizontal directions. A simplified linear model is mathematically formulated similar to the pneumatic acturators in dynamic responses in order to devise an appropriate position control scheme. A PD controller preceding the on/off solenoid valve turns out not only economical but also effective in reducing rise time and amplitude of limit cycles, if its control gains are determined on the basis of frequency response. And, additional implementation of symmetric or asymmetric deadband at the PD controller output greatly helps minimize valve opening numbers, positional error, and undesirable direction-dependent property due to the gravitational load. Such a control concept is synthesized through numerical simulations and next applied to the experimental set-up, featuring enhanced positional servo characteristics.