• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2023

In order to fully utilize the functions of the hand which is the end effector of the upper limb, other parts of the upper limb have to perform their own roles. Among them, the pronation and supination of the forearm, which allows the hand to rotate along the longitudinal direction of the forearm, play an important role in activities of daily living. In this paper, a soft wearable robot that assists the pronation and supination of the forearm for individuals with weakened or lost upper limb function is proposed. The wearable robot consists of an anchoring part with polymer (wrist strap, elbow strap), a tendon with a belt and wire, and an actuation module. It was developed based on the requirements with respect to friction of anchoring part, forearm compression, and friction of the tendon. It was confirmed that these requirements were satisfied through literature review and experiments. Since all components exist within the forearm when worn, it is expected to be easy to combine with the already developed soft wearable robots for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.795-808
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report two cases of prostate cancer patients whose side effects after surgery were treated with traditional Korean medicine. Methods: Two prostate cancer patients underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, and both patients were treated with traditional Korean medicine. Subjective discomfort symptoms were evaluated using the Numerical Rating Scale. Adverse events were evaluated using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5.0. Daily life vitality was evaluated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Results: After treatment with traditional Korean medicine, discomfort symptoms that occurred after surgery, such as frequent urination, nocturia, insomnia, and depression, all gradually improved, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scores also improved from two points to one point. Additionally, there were no hematologic side effects from the traditional Korean medicine treatment. Conclusions: This case study suggests that traditional Korean medicine may contribute to the improvement of side effects caused by robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, quality of life, and immunity.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.91-100
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• 1999

We propose a decision model to incorporates the values assigned by a group of experts on different factors in selecting robots. Using this model, SN ratio of taguchi method for each of subjective factors as well as values of weights are used in this comprehensive method for robot selection. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the model and to show a rank reversal when compared to a model that does not eliminate extreme values and eliminates the highest and lowest experts' values allocating the weights and the subjective factors.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 1998년도 The Third Asian Fuzzy Systems Symposium
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• pp.164-169
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• 1998

Complex "lifelike" behaviors are composed of local interactions of individuals under fundamental rules of artificial life. In this paper, fundamental rules for cooperative group behaviors, "flocking" and "arrangement", of multiple autonomous mobile robots are represented by a small number of fuzzy rules. Fuzzy rules in Sugeno type and their related paramenters are automatically generated from clustering input-output data obtained from the algorithms the group behaviors. Simulations demonstrate the fuzzy rules successfully realize group intelligence of mobile robots.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.1993-1994
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• 2006

애자 청소 작업은 애자의 절연 저하를 사전에 예방하기 위해 고소 고압의 환경에서 이루어지는 위험한 작업으로 정비작업의 능률과 정밀도가 떨어져 로봇을 이용한 활선 애자 청소 및 진단의 자동화가 요구되어진다. 이러한 요구에 따라 활선 애자 청소 로봇이 개발되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 개발된 애자 청소 로봇 제어를 위해 마스터 슬레이브 구조를 갖는 제어 시스템 구성을 제안하고, 실험을 통해 구현한 제어 시스템의 효용성을 보인다.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2013

본 연구는 초 중등학교 정규교과에서 로봇활용교육의 효과를 고찰하기 위한 것으로 2001년부터 2013년까지 국내학술지를 대상으로 체계적 문헌고찰 연구방법을 수행하였다. 문헌고찰을 위한 데이터베이스는 KISS, DBpia, E-article의 세 종류를 활용하였으며 '로봇 & 교육'과 '로봇활용교육'의 두 옵션으로 검색을 실시하였다. 최초 검색된 논문은 481편이었으나 프로토콜에 따라 모니터링하고 추출을 진행한 결과 최종 50편이 선정되었다. 로봇활용교육의 연구 주제는 창의성, 문제해결능력이 가장 많았으며 연구방법으로는 이질집단사전사후설계와 t검증이 높은 빈도를 차지하였다. 교육적 효과측면에서 교과흥미도, 학습몰입도, 학습태도, 학습동기, 창의성, 문제해결능력 향상이 확인되었다. 하지만 일부 연구에서는 유의미 하지 않은 연구결과도 보고되었다. 문헌분석 결과를 기초로 로봇활용교육에 고려되어져야 할 점을 제시하였다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2006

군집 로봇시스템에서 개개의 로봇은 스스로 주위의 환경과 자신의 상태를 스스로 판단하여 행동하고, 필요에 따라서는 다른 로봇과 협조를 통하여 어떤 주어진 일을 수행할 수 있어야 한다. 따라서 개개의 로봇은 동적으로 변화하는 환경에 잘 적응할 수 있는 학습과 진화능력을 갖는 것이 필수적이다. 이를 위하여 본 논문에서는 지연된 보상능력이 있는 강화학습과 분산유전알고리즘을 이용한 새로운 자율이동로봇의 행동학습 및 진화방법을 제안한다. 지연 보상능력이 있는 강화학습은 로봇이 취한 행동에 대하여 즉각적인 보상을 가할 수 없는 경우에도 학습이 가능한 방법이다. 또한 개개의 로봇이 통신을 통하여 염색체를 교환하는 분산유전알고리즘은 각기 다른 환경에서 학습한 우수한 염색체로부터 자신의 능력을 향상시킨다. 특히 본 논문에서는 진화의 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 강화학습의 특성을 이용한 선택 교배방법을 채택하였다. 제안된 방법은 협조탐색 문제에 적용하여 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 그 유효성을 검증한다.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2009년 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.29-29
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• 2009

On this research, laser welding technology for manufacturing automobile body is studied. Laser welding technology is one of the important technologies used in the manufacturing of lighter, safer automotive bodies at a high level of productivity; the leading automotive manufacturers have replaced spot welding with laser welding in the process of car body assembly. Korean auto manufacturers are developing and applying the laser welding technology using a high output power Nd:YAG laser and a 6-axes industrial robot. On the other hand, the robot-based remote laser welding system was equipped with a long focal laser scanner system in robotic end effect. Laser system, robot system, and scanner system are used for realizing the high speed laser welding system. The remote laser welding system and industrial robotic system are used to consist of robot-based remote laser welding system. The robot-based remote laser welding system is flexible and able to improve laser welding speed compared with traditional welding as spot welding and laser welding. The robot-based remote laser systems used in this study were Trumpf's 4kW Nd:YAG laser (HL4006D) and IPG's 1.6kW Fiber laser (YLR-1600), while the robot systems were of ABB's IRB6400R (payload:120kg) and Hyundai Heavy Industry's HX130-02 (payload:130kg). In addition, a study of quality evaluation and monitoring technology for the remote laser welding was conducted. The welding joints of steel plate and steel plate coated with zinc were butt and lapped joints. The quality testing of the laser welding was conducted by observing the shape of the beads on the plate and the cross-section of the welded parts, analyzing the results of mechanical tension test, and monitoring the plasma intensity and temperature by using UV and IR detectors. Over the past years, Trumf's 4kW Nd:YAG laser and ABB's IRB6400R robot system was used. Nowadays, the new laser source, robot and laser scanner system are used to increase the processing speed and to improve the efficiency of processes. This paper proposes the robot-based remote laser welding system as a means of resolving the limited welding speed and accuracy of conventional laser welding systems.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2019

KRISO (Korea Research Institute of Ship & Ocean Engineering) started a project to develop the core algorithms for autonomous intervention using an underwater robot in 2017. This paper introduces the development of the robot platform for the core algorithms, which is an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) type with one 7-function manipulator. Before the detailed design of the robot platform, the 7E-MINI arm of the ECA Group was selected as the manipulator. It is an electrical type, with a weight of 51 kg in air (30 kg in water) and a full reach of 1.4 m. To design a platform with a small size and light weight to fit in a water tank, the medium-size manipulator was placed on the center of platform, and the structural analysis of the body frame was conducted by ABAQUS. The robot had an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), a DVL (Doppler Velocity Log), and a depth sensor for measuring the underwater position and attitude. To control the robot motion, eight thrusters were installed, four for vertical and the rest for horizontal motion. The operation system was composed of an on-board control station and operation S/W. The former included devices such as a 300 VDC power supplier, Fiber-Optic (F/O) to Ethernet communication converter, and main control PC. The latter was developed using an ROS (Robot Operation System) based on Linux. The basic performance of the manufactured robot platform was verified through a water tank test, where the robot was manually operated using a joystick, and the robot motion and attitude variation that resulted from the manipulator movement were closely observed.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 다중 로봇 시스템에서 물체와 로봇 팔끝 간에 접촉 마찰이 존재할 때 이 로봇 시스템의 조작도를 해석하는 새로운 방법을 제안한다. 로봇이 물체를 떨어뜨리지 않고 잡고 있으려면, 로봇이 물체에 가하는 힘 벡터가 friction cone 내부에 존재 해야만 한다. 이러한 friction cone 내부를 나타내는 식은 일반적으로 비선형 형태로 되어 있기 때문에 기존의 조작도 분석 방법에 이 식을 구속 조건으로 적용하기가 쉽지 않다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 friction cone 내부를 다각뿔로 근사함으로써 선형적인 구속 조건으로 표현하였다. 또한 선행 연구에서 찾지 못했던 부분을 새롭게 찾아내었다. 그리고 다중 로봇 시스템에 조작도를 나타내는 물체 중심의 가속도를 구하기 위해서, 먼저 선형계획법을 통해서 허용 가능한 토크의 영역을 구하였다. 이 토크의 영역을 선형 변환을 통해 최종적으로 물체의 최대 가속도의 영역을 구하였다. 본 방법의 타당성을 입증하기 위해서 두 대로 구성 된 다중 로봇 시스템과 PUMA560 로봇 시스템에 적용하였다.