• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2016

The localization of the robot is one of the most important factors of navigating mobile robots. The use of featured information of landmarks is one approach to estimate the location of the robot. This approach can be classified into two categories: the natural-landmark-based and artificial-landmark-based approach. Natural landmarks are suitable for any environment, but they may not be sufficient for localization in the less featured or dynamic environment. On the other hand, artificial landmarks may generate shaded areas due to space constraints. In order to improve these disadvantages, this paper presents a novel development of the localization system by using artificial and natural-landmarks-based approach on a topological map. The proposed localization system can recognize far or near landmarks without any distortion by using landmark tracking system based on top-view image transform. The camera is rotated by distance of landmark. The experiment shows a result of performing position recognition without shading section by applying the proposed system with a small number of artificial landmarks in the mobile robot.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2008

To achieve autonomous mobile robot navigation, accurate localization technique is the fundamental issue that should be addressed. In augmented reality, the position of a user is required for location-based services. This paper presents indoor localization using infrared reflective artificial landmarks. In order to minimize the disturbance to the user and to provide the ease of installation, the passive landmarks are used. The landmarks are made of coated film which reflects the infrared light efficiently. Infrared light is not visible, but the camera can capture the reflected infrared light. Once the artificial landmark is identified, the camera's relative position/orientation is estimated with respect to the landmark. In order to reduce the number of the required artificial landmarks for a given environment, the pan/tilt mechanism is developed together with the distortion correction algorithm.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2005년도 창립60주년 기념 추계 학술대회
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• pp.203.1-203.1
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• 2005

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 합동 추계학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.91-94
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• 2001

In this paper, we proposed localization method of mobile robot using color landmark mounted on ceiling. This work is composed 2 parts : landmark recognition part which finds the position of multiple landmarks in image and identifies them and absolute position estimation part which estimates the location and orientation of mobile robot in indoor environment. In landmark recognition part, mobile robot detects artificial color landmarks using simple histogram intersection method in rg color space which is insensitive to the change of illumination. Then absolute position estimation part calculates relative position of the mobile robot to the detected landmarks. For the verification of proposed algorithm, ceiling-orientated camera was installed on a mobile robot and performance of localization was examined by designed artificial color landmarks. As the result of test, mobile robot could achieve the reliable landmark detection and accurately estimate the position of mobile robot in indoor environment.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.306-311
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• 2003

This paper presents a novel localization paradigm for mobile robots based on artificial and natural landmarks. A model-based object recognition method detects natural landmarks and conducts the global and topological localization. In addition, a metric localization method using artificial landmarks is fused to complement the deficiency of topology map and guide to action behavior. The recognition algorithm uses a modified local Zernike moments and a probabilistic voting method for the robust detection of objects in cluttered indoor environments. An artificial landmark is designed to have a three-dimensional multi-colored structure and the projection distortion of the structure encodes the distance and viewing direction of the robot. We demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed system through real world experiments using a mobile robot, KASIRI-III.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.473-479
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• 2009

This paper proposes an efficient method to locate the automated guided vehicle (AGV) into a specific parking position using artificial visual landmark and vision-based algorithm. The landmark has comer features and a HSI color arrangement for robustness against illuminant variation. The landmark is attached to left of a parking spot under a crane. For parking, an AGV detects the landmark with CCD camera fixed to the AGV using Harris comer detector and matching descriptors of the comer features. After detecting the landmark, the AGV tracks the landmark using pyramidal Lucas-Kanade feature tracker and a refinement process. Then, the AGV decreases its speed and aligns its longitudinal position with the center of the landmark. The experiments showed the AGV parked accurately at the parking spot with small standard deviation of error under bright illumination and dark illumination.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.749-757
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 이동 로봇의 자기 위치 추(self-localization)을 위해 간단하고 효육적인 컬러 표식 모델과 추적 기법을 제안하고, 제안된 표식을 이용한 위치 추정 기법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 표식모델은 대칭적이고 반복적인 컬러 패턴을 갖는데. 이러한 기하학적 형태로 인해 표식 모델은 기하학적 변형이나 광학적 변형에 대해 불변인 히스토그램 특성을 나타낸다. 이러한 특징을 영상 내 표식 검출 및 추적을 위한 유사 척도로 사용하고 컨데세이션(CONDENSATION)에 기반한 확률적 접근 방식을 통해 복잡한 환경 하에서도 표식 모델을 강인하게 추적할 수 있다. 표식 모델이 검출된 후에는 표식이 갖는 기하작적 정보를 이용하여 이동 로봇과표식간의 상대적인 위치를 정확하게 추정한다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2015

This paper proposes a pose-graph based SLAM method using an upward-looking camera and artificial landmarks for AGVs in factory environments. The proposed method provides a way to acquire the camera extrinsic matrix and improves the accuracy of feature observation using a low-cost camera. SLAM is conducted by optimizing AGV's explored path using the artificial landmarks installed on the ceiling at various locations. As the AGV explores, the pose nodes are added based on the certain distance from odometry and the landmark nodes are registered when AGV recognizes the fiducial marks. As a result of the proposed scheme, a graph network is created and optimized through a G2O optimization tool so that the accumulated error due to the slip is minimized. The experiment shows that the proposed method is robust for SLAM in real factory environments.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.596-601
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• 2011

Autonomous navigating algorithms for mobile robots have been proved to be a difficult task. Based on the excellent homing performance shown by many insects, bio-inspired navigation algorithms for robotic experiments have been widely researched and applied to the design of navigational strategies for mobile robots. In this paper, among them, we analyze two simple landmark navigation methods their strengths and limits. We investigate the effect of the occlusion problem mainly, which is an important yet tough problem in many landmark navigation algorithms. In the point of view of the error of homing vector and the performance of the homing paths in the environment with artificial occlusions, we investigate the effect of occlusion problem in both methods in order to further study on solutions.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 이미지 랜드마크 선정 기법을 기반으로, 인공신경망 안면 영상분석 시스템의 성능을 향상하기 위한 내용이다. 랜드마크 선정을 위하여 안면 이미지 연령을 분류를 위한 CNN 기반의 다층 ResNet 모델의 구성이 필요하며, ResNet 모델에서 입력 노드의 변화에 따른 출력 노드의 변화를 감지하는 히트 맵을 추출한다. 추출된 다수의 히트 맵을 결합하여 연령 구분 예측과 관계된 안면 랜드마크를 구성한다. 이를 통하여, 안면 랜드마크를 통하여 픽셀의 위치별 중요도를 분석할 수 있으며, 가중치가 낮은 픽셀의 제거함으로서 상당량의 입력 데이터 감소가 가능해졌다. 이러한 기법은 인공신경망 시스템의 연산 성능 향상에 기여하게 된다.