• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.164-171
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• 2010

We have studied the port-automation system which is requested by the steep increment of cost and complexity for processing the freight. This paper will introduce a new algorithm for navigating and controlling the autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV). The camera has the optical distortion in nature and is sensitive to the external ray, the weather, and the shadow, but it is very cheap and flexible to make and construct the automation system for the port. So we tried to apply to the AGV for detecting and tracking the lane using the CCD camera. In order to make the error stable and exact, this paper proposes new concept and algorithm for obtaining the error is generated by the Virtual Photo-Sensor Array (VPSA). VPSAs are implemented by programming and very easy to use for the various autonomous systems. Because the load of the computation is light, the AGV utilizes the maximal performance of the CCD camera and enables the CPU to take multi-tasks. We experimented on the proposed algorithm using the mobile robot and confirmed the stable and exact performance for tracking the lane.

• 한국항만학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2000

In this paper, we describe an image processing algorithm which is able to recognize the road lane. This algorithm performs to recognize the interrelation between AGV and the other vehicle. We experimented on AGV driving test with color CCD camera which is setup on the top of vehicle and acquires the digital signal. This paper is composed of two parts. One is image preprocessing part to measure the condition of the condition of the lane and vehicle. This finds the information of lines using RGB ratio cutting algorithm, the edge detection and Hough transform. The other obtains the situation of other vehicles using the image processing and viewport. At first, 2 dimension image information derived from vision sensor is interpreted to the 3 dimension information by the angle and position of the CCD camera. Through these processes, if vehicle knows the driving conditions which are lane angle, distance error and real position of other vehicles, we should calculate the reference steering angle.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2007

Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI), a branch of KORDI, has designed and manufactured a model of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named ISiMI (Integrated Submergible for Intelligent Mission Implementation). ISiMI is an AUV platform to satisfy the various needs of experimental test required for development of challenging technologies newly investigated in the field of underwater robot; control and navigational algorithms and software architectures. The main design goal of ISiMI AUV is downsizing which will reduce substantially the operating cost compared to other vehicles previously developed in KORDI such as VORAM or DUSAUV. As a result of design and manufacturing process, ISiMI is implemented to be 1.2 m in length, 0.17 m in diameter and weigh 20 kg in air. A series of tank test is conducted to verify the basic functions of ISiMI in the Ocean Engineering Basin of MOERI, which includes manual control with R/F link, auto depth, auto heading control and a final approach control for underwater docking. This paper describes the implementation of ISiMI system and the experimental results to verify the function of ISiMI as a test-bed AUV platform.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2006년 창립20주년기념 정기학술대회 및 국제워크샵
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• pp.347-350
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• 2006

Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI), a branch of KORDI, has designed and manufactured a model of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named ISiMI(Integrated Submergible for Intelligent Mission Implementation). ISiMI is an AUV platform to satisfy the various needs of experimental test required for development of challenging technologies newly investigated in the field of underwater robot; control and navigational algorithms and software architectures. The main design goal of ISiMI AUV is downsizing which will reduce substantially the operating cost compared to other vehicles previously developed in KORDI such as VORAM or DUSAUV. As a result of design and manufacturing process, ISiMI is implemented to be 1.2m in length, 0.17m in diameter and weigh 20 kg in air. A series of tank test is conducted to verify the basic functions of ISiMI in the Ocean Engineering Basin of MOERI, which includes manual control with R/F link, auto depth, auto heading control and a final approach control for underwater docking. This paper describes the implementation of ISiMI system and the experimental results to verify the function of ISiMi as a test-bed AUV platform.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.687-694
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 Visual 동시적 위치추정 및 지도작성(SLAM : Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)기술을 응용하여 실내에서 생성된 SLAM 맵을 기반으로 지정된 목적지에 물건을 배달하는 자율주행 차량 플랫폼을 제안하였다. 실내에서 SLAM 맵을 생성하기 위해 소형 자율주행 차량 플랫폼의 상단에 SLAM 맵 생성을 위한 심도 카메라를 설치하고 SLAM 맵 속에서의 정확한 위치추정을 하기 위해 추적 카메라를 장착하여 구현하였다. 또한, 목적지의 표찰을 인식하기 위해 합성곱 신경망(CNN : Convolutional neural network)을 사용하여 목적지에 정확하게 도착할 수 있도록 주행 알고리즘을 적용하여 설계하였다. 실내 배송 자율주행 차량을 실제로 제작하였고 SLAM 맵의 정확도 확인과 CNN을 통한 목적지 표찰 인식 실험을 수행하였다. 결과적으로 표찰 인식의 성공률을 향상시켜 구현한 실내 배송용 자율주행 차량의 활용 적합성 여부를 확인하였다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2020

This paper presents a control and operation system for a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The ROV used in the study was equipped with a manipulator and is being developed for underwater exploration and autonomous underwater working. Precision position and attitude control ability is essential for underwater operation using a manipulator. For propulsion, the ROV is equipped with eight thrusters, the number of those are more than six degrees-of-freedom. Four of them are in charge of surge, sway, and yaw motion, and the other four are responsible for heave, roll, and pitch motion. Therefore, it is more efficient to integrate the management of the thrusters rather than control them individually. In this paper, a thrust allocation method for thruster management is presented, and the design of a feedback controller using sensor data is described. The software for the ROV operation consists of a robot operating system that can efficiently process data between multiple hardware platforms. Through experimental analysis, the validity of the control system performance was verified.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2017

본 논문은 국방로봇의 하나인 무인지상차량이 자율주행 시 요구되는 기능수준을 도출하기 위한 방법에 대한 연구이다. 기존의 무기체계는 운용환경에 크게 영향을 받지 않는 반면 국방로봇은 동일한 플랫폼이라 할지라도 운용환경 변화에 따라 다른 성능이 표출된다. 만약 운용제대에 따라 무기체계인 국방로봇의 성능이 각각 다르게 발현된다면 임무수행의 결과는 달라질 것이다. 그러므로 소요군은 국방로봇에 요구하는 기능의 수준을 명확히 도출해야 최적의 국방로봇을 연구개발 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 국방로봇의 주요 기능 중 하나인 자율주행을 중심으로 하여 무인지상차량의 요구기능수준을 도출하는 방법을 제시하였다. 소요군 내 각 운용제대별로 무인지상차량이 자율주행 시 요구되는 기능의 수준을 평가 할 수 있는 문항과 운용자의 개입정도에 따른 자율주행 기능의 요구수준을 나타내었으며, 더불어 여러 운용환경에 따른 변수 중에서 지상 환경에 대한 수준을 제시하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 2015

This paper gives an overview on the some potential applications and key technologies of biomimetic underwater robot for naval operations. Unlike most manned underwater naval systems, biomimetic underwater robots can be especially useful in near-land or harbour areas due to their ability to operate in shallow water effectively. Biomimetic underwater robot provide advantages in reaching locations that would be difficult or too dangerous for a manned vehicle to reach, as well as providing a level of autonomy that can remove the requirement for dedicated human operator support. Using multiple or schools of underwater robots would provide increased flexibility for navigation, communication and surveillance ability. And it alleviate some of the restrictions associated with speed and endurance design constraints.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2011

There are many researches in unmanned vehicles such as UGV(Unmanned Ground Vehicle), AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). In these researches, differential wheeled mobile robots are mainly used to develop the experimental stage algorithm because of the simplicity of modeling and control. Usually a commercial product used in the study, but in order to operate a commercial product to the restrictions because there would need to use a fixed protocol. Using the microprocessor makes the internal sensors(encoder and INS) and external sensors(ultrasonic sensors, infrared sensors) operate and to determine commands for robot operation. This paper propose a mobile robot design for suitable purpose.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.904-911
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• 2016

This paper presents a novel driving system by the humanoid robot to drive a vehicle in disaster response situations. To enhance robot's capability for substituting human activities in responding to natural and man-made disaster, the one of prerequisite skills for the rescue robot is the mounted mobility to maneuver a vehicle safely in disaster site. Therefore, our driving system for the humanoid is developed in order to steer a vehicle through unknown obstacles even under poor communication conditions such as time-delay and black-out. Especially, the proposed system includes a tele-manipulation interface and stable navigation strategies. First, we propose a new type of path estimation method to overcome limited communication. Second, we establish navigation strategies when the operator cannot recognize obstacles based on Dynamic Window Approach. The effectiveness of the proposed developments is verified through simulation and experiments, which demonstrate suitable system for driving a vehicle in disaster response.